Description

The Easter Weaving Room is one of the places to visit in Baguio City to watch real weavers in action. You will enter the work area and watch the weavers at work at the looms to get a glimpse of the wide range of hand-woven articles such as: placemats and other table cloth, decorative wall hangings, bed linen, ethnic and ikat textiles, fashion and clothing accessories, religious garments, Christmas decor, rugs and mats, etc. Easter Weaving Room also sells baskets, wood carvings, fashion accessories, and many more items.Easter Weaving Room was established in 1909, making it as old as Baguio City itself, which celebrated its 100th Anniversary on September 1, 2009. It was under the direction of Deaconess Anne Hargreaves that Easter School opened its doors to women with the idea of having the young women of the Cordilleras learn weaving so that they, too, may earn a living.Since then, the classes continued under various headmasters and headmistresses, making it an important and integral part of one of the oldest educational institutions in the Summer Capital of the Philippines. World War II saw the destruction of the looms and other equipment, and the weaving room was re-established in 1948 with the help of some women who had worked there before the war.