Karagumoy Weaving Today

The tools of the trade are still the same-- from the 'hurmahan' (wooden block mold), hiyod (bamboo stick for softening the strips of karagumoy) and stone polisher. Also, the weaving process remained practically the same almost a century after it was documented by the Philippine Craftsman of 1913.

Only the presence of a cellphone and the attire of the young hat weaver tell us that it is so 2011.