NATIVE BAGS 

The Philippines is the leading grower of abaca – a close relative of the banana plant.  If you have never seen an abaca plant before, imagine a banana plant without the banana fruits – that’s how an abaca plant looks like.

The abaca fiber is said to be the toughest natural fiber in the world and for this reason alone, people have found many ways to use the abaca fiber as raw material for their products.

Abaca bags can come in different styles, sizes, shapes and colors to make sure that women will have a variety of bags to choose from for whatever occasion – from casual chic to sophisticated elegance.

For those who are not familiar with an abaca bag, it’s a type of bag made from a special kind of fiber usually found in tropical countries; the Philippines being one of the largest growers of the abaca plant worldwide.

The most challenging part about making an abaca bag is not so much as the actual process of putting together the bag itself but more of producing the raw material needed to make this type of bag unique to the Philippines.

Before making the bag, the abaca fiber has first to be made.