The Philippine Embroidery Industry

Prepared by Philippine Comme- ported to the United Kingdom, Hong- the The exports rcial Agency kong and Australasia. 1914 up and including the San Francisco from to first six months of 1918 were as fol- women of the lows: THE long been noted for their 324.912 pesos 1914 " patience and dexterity in hand em- 1913 733,303 191G 2.328,024 " broidery. This was one of the prin- 1917 3,929,318 " cipal feminine industries taught in zrnn 6i2 " convents by Spanish, French 1919 0,913,004 the the While the demand in the United and Belgian sisters. The women States seems to be steadily Increas- have wonderful designs of intricate embroideries, there great ing for Philippine patterns, using a variety of the increase in patterns in are indications that stitches and also various exports from the Philippines is due the openwork as ''Calado." known decrease in exports of em- In early days industry was to the the the from Europe to the United established by native men, who sold broideries States. Imports of embroideries, laces, products only in the Philippine their handkerchiefs and edgings to the Unit- - F Islands. They would purchase cloth, v draw a design by pencil and give it out to women to embroider, afterward peddling the product around' the streets of . The designs were often crude and materials inferior, of Manila and the municipalities of although the workmanship was exce- Mariquina and Paranaque of the pro- llent vince of Rizal, in the province of Ca-vit- e, Gradually a great Industry has been in the municipality of Taal, of developed. It was difficult to secure the province of , in Calum-p- lt an entrance Into American markets, and Hagonoy of the province of responding decrease in the United but after the desired styles and appro- and in various parts of Pam-pan- ga States Imports from Europe and priate designs for American trade and the Tarlac, not to mention the Madeiras seem to indicate that limited districts in the Visayas. the Philippine demand is due i -- Employes engaged at the local measure to war conditions, but nr headquarters are for the most part withstanding the resumption of the working on a salary basis and are manufacture and export of embroider- engaged in cutting, sewing, trimming, ies and laces from Europe, Philippine em- ribboning, ironing, packing and hand embroderies have attained a de- broidering for export trade. mand in the United States market Philippine hand embroideries are which they will not lose, but which of cotton and linen. Practically no on the contrary will continue to deve- silks are used. The materials chief- lop even faster than it can be c supplied ly used in the making 'of Philippine with the present available labor sup- t hand embroideries are nainsooks, ba- Mad- ply in the Islands. a ed States from Europe and the tiste, voile, georgette, crepe de chine in- c eiras during the years 1912 to 1918, The field for further development net-cotto- 'tip H and n. All these materials clusive, fallow: is immense. The present output is I V are Imported from the United States. 1912 537,094,161.00 v only from the city of Manila and out- The principal of embroid- IUI3 33.77601.00 articles 1914 3305,822.00 lying territory. The rest of the ar- ery Philippines lin- made in the are 1913 .'0,800,266.00 chipelago is not doing anything In a gerie, children's clothes, handker- 1916 21.133,392.00 1917 1G,64S,837.00 this line, but there is no doubt that chiefs, tablecloths and underwear. n 1913 10,421,083.00 with the proper training the women in 1 Embroideries of the Philippines are The heavy increase in the exports the provinces could increase produc- 1! exported chiefly to the United States, of Philippine hand embroideries begin- tion by even a hundred-fol- d should although ex- - year 1915 the-co- r u H it; ' B a very small quantity is ning with the and the demand warrant it. i lllV k fl V m g IS- - 2? x .fl n Newspapers Published in the Philippines o IN MANILA MONTHLY Cebu Chronicle (English). Daily. DAILIES The Philippine Journal (English). Ang Camatuoran (Spanish and Visayan). Fortnightly. The Manila Times (Evening). Owner, The Philippine Review (English and Span- American and Filipino. ish). Ang Tiwag. Weekly. d The Cablenew (Morning). Own- The Philippine Journal of Science. ILOILO: Town, Iloilo: er, American (Catholic). The Philippine Education (English). El Tiempo. Daily. The Manila Daily Bulletin (Morning) Own- The Philippine Journal of Education (Eng- EI Adahd. Daily. er, American. lish). Publication of the College of Education, El Centinela. Daily. t( El Filipino (Morning). Owner, Filipino. University of the Philippines. El Pueblo. Daily. ti El Comercio (Evening). Owner, Spaniard. The Philippine Law Journal (English). Nuevo Heraldo. Daily. EI Mercantil (Evening). Owner, Spaniard. Publication of. the College of Law, University Ang Kasimanwa (Visayan). Weekly. U El Ideal (Spanish) (Evening). Tagalog of the Philippines. Makinaugalingon (Visayan). Biweekly. S Edition, Ang Mithi. Official organ of the The Philippine Observer (English). Metho- Kabuhi a (Visayan). Weekly. Nacionalista Party. Owner, Filipino. dist publication. Iloilo (Spanish). Published every ten days. cl The Philippine El Debate (Spanish) (Morning). Tagolog Chinese Advocate. LEYTE: Town, Tacloban: Nueva Era s: . were introduced, the workmanship Edition. Ang Mangdidigma. Owner, Filipino. The Philippine Christian Advocate. (Spanish and Visayan). Weekly. La Nacion (Spanish) (Evening). Tagalog Philippine Farmer. 'tc spoke for itself and has resulted in Edition, Ang Bansa. Organ of the Democrat- Philippine Motor Topics. : Town. Cagayan: s , in increasing prosperity each year. ic Farty. Railway Messenger. Ang Kataungan (Visayan). Weekly. Ang Plipinhon (Visayan). Weekly. m output La Defensa (Spanish) (Morning). Catho- Merchant Association Review. The of hand embroidery has lic newspaper. Sugar Central and Planters News. OCCIDENTAL : Town. Bacolod: di . nearly reached the mark of 7,000,000 La Integridad (Spanish) (Evening). Own- Progressive Agriculture. La Restauracion (Spanish). Weekly. pesos a year, and ex- er, Filipino. Ecos del Nino de Praga. ORIENTAL NEGROS: Town, Dumaguete: la the demand Ang Katimawaan (Tagalog) (Morning). Cultura Social. ceeds present Silliman Truth (English and Visayan). Week- i all available sources Owner, Filipino. Revista de la Camara de Comercio de las ly. al of supply. Man Ho Po (Chinese and English) (Morn- Islas Filipinas. PAMPANGA: Town, San Fernando. ing). Owner, Chinese. Revista Economica. Ing Catala (Pampangan). Weekly. From the year ending December Kong Li Po (Chinese) (Morning). Owner,. Revista Town, Bacolod: Ing Alipatpat (Pampangan). 31, 1914, when exports of Chinese. Agricultor Filipino. Weekly. the total Bolctin de la Camara de Comercio Epan-ol- WEEKLIES SAMAR: Town, Calbayog: EI Eco de Sam-a- r hand embroidery from the Philippines y Leyte (Spanish). Weekly. totalled 324,912 pesos until the end of The Philippines Free Press (English and Boletin de la Asociacion Pan Orientalista. Spanish). Owner American. Boletin official de la E. year 1919, when exporta- The Philippines National Weekly (English C C : Town. Zamboanga: the the total La Verdad. The Mindanao Herald. Weekly. 6,913,004 pesos, and Spanish). Owner, Filipino. Mabuting Balita. tion amounted to a The Filipina (English and Spanish). Pub- La Voz del Pueblo. Weekly. Patnubay ng Bayan. Al Fenix. Weekly. period of six years, the increase was lication of the Centro Escolar de Senoritas. Daan ng Kapayapaan. Philippine (English). Own- Hojos Parroquiales. Monthly. more than twenty-fol- d. There are The Law Review er. Filipino. QUARTERLY Sulu Press. Monthly. today nineteen concerns in Manila The reople(English, Spanish and Tagalog). The Philippine Agricultural Review. Surat Habar Sing Sug (Moro). Weekly. with a personnel aggregating approxi- Owner, American and Filipino. Bureau of Public Works Quarterly Bulle- PANCASINAN: The Citizen (English and Spanish). Own- tin. Town, Lingayen: mately 60,000 persons in and around er. Filipino. Labor Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor. (Spanish, English and Pangasin-an- ). the city devoting their energies to the The Independent (English and Spanish). The Nippon. Weekly. Owner, Filipino. The Philippines. Heraldo. Pangasinau (English, Spanish preparation of this handiwork for The Sunday and Weekly Times (English). SEMIANNUALLY and Pangasinau). Weekly. foreign trade. Fourteen of these con- Owner, Filipino. Dia Filipino. Town, Dagupan: Philippine Forum (English). Monthly. ex- The Alliance (English). Owner. Filipino. cerns are devoting their efforts to Japanese ANNUALLY Ey-e- y na Baley. Weekly. The Trademan and Artisan Bene- I 30 port business. volent. Owner, Japanese. de Diciembrel Town, Manaoag: Manila Tennis (English). IN THE PROVINCES Livaoa. Weekly. i ; These concerns are not, strictly Owner. Filipino. Elegancias (Spanish). Owner. Filipino. : Town Albay. El Heraldo Bi-c- El Heraldo Nacional. Weekly. speaking, lo- (Spanish factories, but each has Official Gazette (English and Spanish). Of- and Bicol). Biweekly. LA UNION: Town, San Fernando: cal headquarters in Manila and most ficial Government Publication. : Town, Naga. El Daguiti Naimbag a Damaz (Ilocano and Eng- Bicolano (Spanish lish). Weekly. in Varsity News (English). Student newspap- and Bicol). Weekly. of them have various er of the University of the Philippines. CAGAYAN: Town, Tuguegarao. La Ver- El Abogado Christiano. Bimonthly. dad (Spanish 1LOCOS NORTE: Town, Laoag: Manila and the adjoining provinces. Way of Peace (English. Tagalog and ). and Ibanag). Weekly. Grito concern maintains 5 to Published by Philippine Christian Ins- Town, Aparri. La Luz (Spanish). Week- El de Norte. Weekly. Each from titute. ly. Ti Bagnus. Weekly. 100 employes at the local headquar- La Lucha (Spanish). Owner, Filipino. CEBU: Town. Cebu: : Town, : Aguipadanaf. ters and from 10 to 100 agents who Confetti (Spanish). Owner. Filipino. El Espanol. Weekly. Fortnightly. Excelsior (Spanish). Owner, Filipino. La Juventud. Weekly. SORSOGON: Town, Sorsogon: La Imprcs-io- deal with piece-worke- rs in the dis- FORTNIGHTLY Nueva Fuerza. Weekly. Daily. , El Precursor (Spanish). Weekly. tricts of Paco, Tondo, Ermlta, Malate, El Agricultor : Town, Davao: Ecos de Darao. Filipino (Spanish). La Revolucion (Spanish). Visayan Edi- Weekly. Santa Ana, and Slngalong in the city The Rising Generation (English). tion. Ang Kagubat. Every other day. The Philippine News Review (English). .LACUNA: Town. Los Banos: The Pliu Boletin Catolico. Weekly. pine Agriculturist. Monthly. A peso is equal to half an American Publication (English). The Spectator (English Pa Publicidad (Spanish). and Spanish). Town, Sta. Cruz: Philippine Presbyterian. dollar; a centavo to half an American cent. Weekly. Weekly. Page sixteen Evening Missourian Banquet Supplement.