Young Elsie watched with bated breath as her mother worked her magic behind the tidal (loom). She would then ask if she can get her hands on the delightful tool that captivates her mother’s handiwork in the hopes that she can create something beautiful herself. This is how the 42-year-old Elsie Balidiong, Manager of Salngan Livelihood Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Artisan Enterprise partner of Panublix), remembers her first exposure to hablon(handloom weaving).