Calado is a kind of filigree work wherein the thread is pulled from the cloth in an intricate pattern that goes with simple or ornate hand embroidery designs. The finished product has a design akin to latticework. Piña suksok, or "sinuksok" meaning "to insert," describes the technique of inserting colored thread by hand and needle to create flower and leaf designs. Pineapple and Abaca fibers are used in creating Calado.

T'nalak is a traditional cloth found in the Mindanao island made by the T'Boli people of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. Made from Abaca leaves, the colorant of the cloth are natural dyes boiled from bark, roots and leaves of certain plants. Sometimes called the Dream Weavers, the design of the T'nalak are dependent on the dreams of its weaver.