Handmade salago and abaca papers for sale

FOR SALE: SHEETS OF HANDMADE PAPERS MADE FROM INDIGENOUS MATERIALS

COMPOSITION: salago and abaca fibers

SIZE: 10 x 14 inches

MATERIAL: Smooth on one side, textured on the other

COLOR: Natural

PRICE: Php 20 per sheet

MINIMUM ORDER : sixteen (16) sheets (for orders within the Philippines)


USES: personal cards, stationery, scrapbook material, invitations, other small handcrafted items.

PRODUCERS: Indigent mountain people trained by nuns

SHIPPING COST WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES:
P 120 (below three kilos) to be shouldered by buyer

COURIERS: Aboitiz 2GO and JRS Express


NOTE:

Seller agrees to combination orders so buyer can save on shipping cost.

Kindly give seller lead time of at least ten(10) days to comply with orders. Seller has a regular job during weekdays and may be able to visit the paper production center only on weekends.


PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Banco De Oro

RCBC

Union Bank

Smart Money

Globe G-Cash


FOR INQUIRIES:

Please email papeltropical@yahoo.com or text me at
09186040542 or 09052830151. I welcome inquiries.


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Abaca fiber , known worldwide as Manila hemp, is obtained from the leafsheath of the abaca, Musa textilis Nee and is considered as the strongest among natural fibers. The length of the fiber varies from three to nine feet or more, depending on the height of the plant and the age of the leafsheath. The color of the fiber ranges from ivory white to light and dark brown.
The Abaca plant is indigenous to the Philippines whose warm, wet climate and volcanic soils are particularly suited to its cultivation. It is similar to banana in appearance except that the leaves are upright, pointed, narrower and more tapering. When Magellan and his companions arrived in Cebu in 1521, they noted that the natives were wearing clothes made from the fiber of the abaca plant, noting further that the weaving of the fiber was already widespread in the island.


Abacá, from Spanish "abacá", is of great economic importance, being harvested for its fibre, called Manila hemp, extracted from the large, oblong leaves and stems. On average, the plant grows about 20 feet (6 meters) tall. The fibre is used for making twines and ropes. The plant's name is sometimes spelt Abaká.


Salago is abundant in the Philippines, in thickets and primary or secondary forest at low and medium. This plant is a shrub 1 to 3 meters in height, with tough bark. The leaves are opposite, ovate, 5 to 10 centimeters long and 3 to 4 centimeters wide (but frequently smaller, especially the upper-most ones), pointed at the apex and rounded at the base. The flowers are yellow, tubular, about 1.5 centimeters long, and meters thick, shining, and yellow-red, and contains a solitary, large seed enclosed by a fleshy skin.