San Fernando women learn weaving to augment income

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Efforts to develop weaving among women in San Fernando town,southern Cebu have begun.
Members of the Rural Improvement Club, an all-women group inBarangay (village) North Poblacion, organized themselves to learnweaving indigenous fabrics that would help augment their meagerdaily income.
Taiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc. (TCPI), through its SocialDevelopment and Management Program, adopted the clubs projectalong with Solid Earth Development Corp. (SEDC).
Ten club members underwent a comprehensive training by JasmineEthnic Crafts, Inc. at its plant in Barangay Can-asujan, CarcarCity last December 27 to January 5.

They were taught the general production process like fiberselection, fiber preparation, jointing, warping and actual weaving.

Jasmine Crafts assured club members it would buy their products,provided these would pass the standards for export.