Virginia Lus-ok

Weaver

Virginia is another one of our expert traditional Cordilleran hand weaver. She’s from Sabangan, Mountain Province. She’s been weaving at Quirino Hill, Baguio City, where she, her husband and 6 children resettled, when Narda’s asked her to join. Narda’s was lucky that she relented.

She said she enjoys working at Narda’s because her co-workers are nice. And our founder, Narda Capuyan, was even nicer. Besides, she said, weaving is all she’s good at. And that’s good for Narda’s and even better for the Cordilleran hand weaving tradition. She shares with us her knowledge and expertise.

But as most modest Cordilleran craftswomen, she’s not conscious of her part in preserving the Cordilleran hand weaving tradition. It’s just something that has to be done, not mindful of her remarkable cultural contribution. And more importantly, she teaches her skills to the next generation of weavers who will keep the tradition alive.