Introduction to Inabel Pinilian – Weave Your Way
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 1-4 PM
$85 | General
$75 | Textile Museum Members
Used for high-status wear or special occasions, Inabel Pinilian is the most sophisticated Inabel weaving for its complex brocade weaving technique where specific threads are picked by hand to form motifs.
There are various patterns of Inabel Pinilian textiles. For this specific workshop, you’ll learn how to make the diamond pattern by weaving your way.
Open to all levels—no prior weaving experience needed. All materials are provided.
Tickets include light refreshments such as a drink and a snack.
Please inform us regarding your dietary restrictions and allergies by emailing canada@hiblaphilippines.com
For accessibility support, please email Isabelle Sain (isain@textilemuseum.ca)
What to expect in the Inabel Pinilian weaving workshop:
- Materials provided (including a frame loom to take home).
- Weaving pattern guide to take home
- Lecture about the traditional looms and handwoven textiles from different regions of the Philippines
- Live demonstration and hands-on learning of the Inabel Pinilian textile
- Opportunity to learn the innovative ways how Inabel Pinilian textiles are used today through modern and contemporary designs.
- Opportunity to explore and learn the context attributed to the textile in relation to the community.
- A safe space to explore your own culture and local textiles and their origins
- Photo Op in the end for social media posts and other promotional materials.
- Additional creative skill to either add on your artist resume or a new hobby to take home with you!
- Active participation and debrief within the workshop facilitation
- Certificate of completion given in the end (physical copies provided and PDF copies are emailed in 2-5 business days after the workshop. Only upon request)
This workshop is in run by Hibla PH Canada In partnership with Philippine Consulate General – Toronto and Textile Museum of Canada
Facilitator Bio:
Kaedee Fythe is a female Filipino-Canadian social and cultural “intrapreneur.” She is the International Relations Affiliate and Engagement Facilitator of Hibla PH Canada, an Edmonton, Alberta-based affiliate of Hibla Philippines. Nice Marquez founded Hibla Philippines in 2020. Both Nice and Kaedee were members of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in Negros Oriental that led both of them to receive the Chief Girl Scout Medal, the highest distinction in the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in their teenage years.
She lived in Iloilo of Panay, a province renowned for textile weaving traditions (Visayas Region). Subsequently, her early adulthood was formed in South Cotabato, home of the T’boli “Dreamweavers” and T’nalak weaving (Mindanao Region). These experiences placed her close to communities, where textiles carry the stories and culture of its people.
She is a multi-faceted artist. The reach of textiles on reclaiming culture and identity also shapes Kaedee’s work as an artist. Her 2026 Exhibit for Art Walk in Edmonton, Alberta called “Fragments Reoriented” features mixed media or mosaic art on canvas that uniquely incorporates Philippine textiles and upcycled fabrics from different parts of the world she collected. By essence, her work depicts how fragments of culture and identity can be encountered and reoriented.
In Canada, she graduated with a Business Diploma in Finance and a Business Degree in Human Resources Management at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). She is a teacher at heart that shows inside and outside of the classroom. While she engages in multiple communities in Canada, she is pursuing her Masters in Business Administration (MBA) of University of Alberta, focusing on growing community partnerships and cultural exchange to the culture bearers of weavers and artisan communities.
Kaedee is a board member of a Filipino-led registered charity and not-for-profit and is part of the organizing committee for a government grant-funded Alberta Culture Days celebration site.
About HIBLA
Hibla Philippines is a women-led social enterprise dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of Filipino textiles and empowering local weaving and sewing communities. Founded on the principles of sustainability and cultural pride, Hibla collaborates with 14 communities of weavers, embroiderers, the Sto. Kristo Kusturera Producers Cooperative, which comprises over 90 seamstresses in Quezon City, Philippines, and a community Abaca Farmers from Catanduanes, Philippines.
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