INDUSTRIAL ARTS (MAY 6)

BEED 10

Points of discussion for the report:

1. Handicraft and its contribution to Economy

The Philippines is the second largest world producer of handicrafts, mainly

baskets out of indigenous materials. This industry continues to provide a respectable
contribution to foreign exchange earning of the country (US$71.9M in 2000) while
many handicraft items are also sold on the local market. All together, the sector is
providing livelihood to more than 1 million Filipinos. Although the industry has
experienced some setbacks over the last ten years, it has kept the respect of the
high-end markets in the United States, European Union, and Japan and has only lost
a great part of the low-end market to China, our main competitor.

Handicrafts are also contributors to the country’s economic development in at

least two ways. The first is through job creation and employment. The second is that
even with low capital investments, handicraft products became a respected medium
for earnings from the international market. In fact, it is now facing another promising
future with the recognition of handicraft as part of the creative products that our
country may invest into. As an example of its financial viability, it was reported that in
2012, the 10 percent growth target of exported products to the United States alone
was achieved amounting to $100 million worth of exported products (De Vera, 2012).

2. Importance of Handicrafts in other aspects

Personal and Social Importance

 Creative handicrafts give deep satisfaction

 Handcrafted materials are included as cultural materials
 Artisans and craftsman, in a way, pay tribute to the past

Arts and Educational Importance

 Handicraft is related to arts.

 Integrated in Philippine Education System.
 The skill and understanding required by studying art encourage the
appreciation and art.
 Manifested by the ability to discern and prefer beauty and having higher
standard.
 Help students develop self-realization.
Cultural Importance

 Handicrafts also play a big role in preserving the culture and tradition of our
country.
 They are concrete evidence.
 Handicraft materials are included as cultural materials.
 Artisans and craftsmen, in a way, pay tribute to the past.

3. Handicraft industry is important because of the following reasons:

 It promotes our cultural heritage through the use of indigenous materials.
 Handicraft products show an individual’s creativity and lofty imagination.
 Producers of raw materials will be encouraged to produce more.
 Employment is generated especially for the undergraduates.
 Values of perseverance and industry are developed.

4. 3 basic elements of handicraft

Design the design, drawn by a designer, will give perspective to the object
and will help us visualize the expected finished product.

Material the material to use in executing the planned design concept is

dependent on the design and function of the object.

Technique the technique is simply the method and process of treating the
materials to construct the object.

-The technique to be used will help determine the tools and equipment to be
used.

5. Indigenous materials used for handicrafts

 Abaca - is a leaf fiber, made up of long, thin cells that are part of the structure
of the backing sheet. The lignin content is high by 15%. Abaca is valued for its
high mechanical strength, resistance to salt water damage, and long fiber length.
 Rattan – is superficially similar to bamboo, but bamboo can grow on its
own but rattan cannot. Some genera (example metroxylon, pigafetta,
raphia) are however more like typical palms. Furniture is the main end
product of rattan.
 Bamboo – bamboo is the fastest growing plant on this planet. Bamboo is
an important element in the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the
 atmosphere. And the stem of the bamboo is also the strongest and the
most flexible.
 Coconut shells - the coconut shell is the strongest part covered by the
coconut fruit. Coconut powder is widely used in the manufacture of
mosquito coils and incense sticks. It is also used in the manufacture of
plywood as a phenolic extruder and as a filler in the manufacture of glue.
 Fibers – they come from plants where fibers or threadlike substances
are extracted. Fibers from coconut husks, buri, maguey, pineapple, abaca,
and banana are used in making mattresses, carpet, and seat pads.
 Buri - it is a palm from which three kinds of fibers, namely buri, raffia,
and buntal, are obtained. The palm reaches a height of 20 to 40 m and its
trunk attains a diameter of 1 to 1.5 m. Of the buri fiber, buntal is the one
with the most impact in the market
 Leather – is a material created through the tanning of hides, skins and
kips of animals. Hides are skins from large animals. The tanning process
converts the putrescible skin into a durable, long-lasting, and versatile
natural material for various uses.

6. Techniques used in handicrafts

 Pottery is the one of the oldest and most widespread of decorative arts,
consisting of objects made of clay and hardened with heat.
 Weaving is the craft of lacing fibers together to make fabric or cloth.
 Wood Carving the art or technique of carving objects by hand from wood
or of carving decorations into wood.
 Jewelry is the ornaments that people wear, for example rings, bracelets
and necklaces. it is often made of valuable metal such as gold, and
sometimes decorated with precious stones.
 Metalcraft or metal craft is the things that are made out of metal
especially; metal objects that are made in an artistic and skillful way.

7. Tools used in handicraft

 Measuring tools anything used to take a count of quantitative data, such
as weight, length, time or temperature.
 Lining Tools used to mark what is measured or to be measured.
 Holding Tools a tool that firmly holds any material together. Each holding
tool is different but the common principles between them are that they all
secure a piece of material when you’re working with it.
 Driving tools a driving tool is any tool used to push (drive) another object
into the wood.
 Boring tools used to enlarge and accurately finish a large bore
previously formed by casting or otherwise.
 Cutting tools a tool with a sharp cutting edge.
 Fastening tools help you apply fasteners, such as nails, screws, bolts,
and other specialty hardware.
 Finishing tools small tool, such as a float or trowel, used in finishing a
plaster surface
 Other tools examples are pocket knife and pliers.
 Equipment machines that help in making handicrafts.
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 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/jewellery
 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/woodcarving
 https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/weaving
 https://www.britannica.com/art/pottery/Porcelain

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