Binakael

{{short description|Weaving pattern}}

File:Yardage for binakol , Abra, Tinguian, 20th century, Honolulu Museum of Art II.JPG

Binakael (binakel, binakol, binakul{{cite web |last1=Celdran |first1=Bea |last2=Segovia |first2=Patrick |title=So you think you know your local weaves? |url=https://nolisoli.ph/26741/philippine-weaves-habi/ |website=NOLISOLI |date=20 October 2017}}) (transliterated, "to do a sphere") is a type of weaving pattern traditional in the Philippines. Patterns consisting entirely of straight lines are woven so as to create the illusion of curves and volumes.{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Michael |title=Text to Textile |url=http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/text-to-textile |website=Positively Filipino: Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora}} A sense of motion is also sought.{{cite web |title=Binakol: Craft |url=http://whitechampa.com/craft/binakol/ |website=whitechampa.com}} Designs are geometric, but often representational. The techniques create illusionistic designs similar to op art patterns and were popular by the late 19th century,[https://yuchengcomuseum.org/art-loom-weaving-story-binakul/ Art of the Loom: Weaving the Story That Is the Binakul], Exhibit, Yuchengco Museum from December 9, 2013 to January 25, 2014. when the United States colonized the Philippines and American museums collected many traditional Philippine textiles.

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Binakael patterns may use a two-block rep weave, making them double-sided, but with colour reversal.{{cite journal |last1=Johnson |first1=Kathleen Forance |last2=Tsai |first2=Yushan |title=A Weaver Looks at Tinguian Blankets |journal=Textile Society of America Newsletter |volume=23 |issue=Fall 2011 |url=https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/news/newsletters}}