Philippine Mats

About this eBook

Author

Philippines. Bureau of Education

Title

Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1

Credits

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production

Subject

Mat industry -- Philippines

Category

Text

eBook-No.

30850

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30850

Release Date

January 4, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series — No. 1 — Philippine Mats
2. 2.The Government of the Philippine Islands Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Education Manila Bureau of Printing 1913
3. 3.The Government of the Philippine Islands Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Education — Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series — No. 1 — Philippine Mats
4. 4.Manila Bureau of Printing 1913
5. 5.Foreword.
6. 6.Philippine Mats.
7. 7.Bleaching Agents.
8. 8.Dyes Used on Mat Straws. — Mordants. — Natural Vegetable Dyes. — Materials Used with Mud to Obtain Dark Grays. — Artificial Dyes.
9. 9.Dyeing.
10. 10.Suggestions on the Use of Colors in Mats. — Standard Colors. — How to Tone Down Brilliant Colors. — Color Combination. — Colors Obtained from the New Dyes. — Romblon Buri Vegetable Colors. — Tanay Sabutan Colors (Mostly Vegetable).
11. 11.Stripping Mat Straws.
12. 12.Kinds of Weaves. — Over-and-Under Weave. — Sawali Weaves. — Simple Sawali. — Panels. — “Woven-in” Borders. — The Romblon Mat. — Making Open Work. — Introducing Color Panel. — Circular Mats. — Radiating Center. — Square Center. — Decorations for Round Mats. — Hexagonal Weave. — Embroidered Mats.
13. 13.Mat Materials. — Buri Straw. — The Buri Palm. — Preparation. — The Dyeing of Buri Straw. — Types of Buri Mats. — Pandan Straws. — Description of Pandans. — Uses of Pandans. — Kinds of Pandans. — Table showing comparative measurements of certain Philippine pandans. — Sedge Straws. — Kinds of Sedges. — A Rush Straw.
14. 14.Embroidered Mat Designs. 1 — Circular Mats. — Design A. — Design B. — Circular Fish Design. — Gecko Design. — Geometric Design F. — Geometric Design V. — Geometric Design X. — Geometric Design Z. — Large Banca Design. 3 — Chick Design. — Orchid Design. — Woman Carrying Clothes Design. — Lavandera Design. — Man with Bow and Arrow Design. — Casa Design. — Chicken Vender Design. — Carabao, Cart, and Driver Design. — Rooster Design. — Carabao Head Design. — Fishtail Palm Design.
15. 15.Bureau of Education Publications. — Annual Reports: — Bulletins:
16. 16.Bureau of Education Publications—Continued. — Bulletins—Continued. — Civico-Educational Lectures: — The Teachers’ Assembly Herald: — The Philippine Craftsman: — Text-Books: — Miscellaneous: — Craftsman Reprints:
17. 17.Table of Contents
18. 18.Colophon — Corrections

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