Something else very interesting about pineapple is that its fibers are used to create a very fine cloth, called piña cloth, in the Philippines. As a result of the Spanish invasions of the Americas, and then later the galleon trade, pineapple was cultivated in the Philippines and this textile tradition developed. Piña cloth was even exported from the Philippines to Europe. I'm not a historian of this particular textile or textile tradition, but it's fascinating and worthy of more study!
Hi Kate! Thanks for sharing this! Definitely interesting and makes us curious about the process of this too. So much more to dig into. If memory serves me right, I think I read that barongs can be made from piña cloth!
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Something else very interesting about pineapple is that its fibers are used to create a very fine cloth, called piña cloth, in the Philippines. As a result of the Spanish invasions of the Americas, and then later the galleon trade, pineapple was cultivated in the Philippines and this textile tradition developed. Piña cloth was even exported from the Philippines to Europe. I'm not a historian of this particular textile or textile tradition, but it's fascinating and worthy of more study!
Hi Kate! Thanks for sharing this! Definitely interesting and makes us curious about the process of this too. So much more to dig into. If memory serves me right, I think I read that barongs can be made from piña cloth!