The Bagobos add beads and appliques to their fabrics. Ilocanaos weave abel , a thick cotton cloth usually used as blankets. Basketry is well developed in many areas of the islands, notably in Bicol, Leyte and certain parts of Mindanao. A variety of other materials such as buri , water hyacinth, rattan and pandanus leaves are also used for making bags, shoes, belts, placemats, wallets, and sleeping mats called banig . Baskets are made from rattan, bamboo, vines such as nito , roots, reeds,abaca, and leaves of pandanus nopa, and coconut.
Designs vary with the place of origin.
In Manila, ox-drawn carts can still occasionally be seen selling a wide selection of baskets of numerous practical uses. The tribes in Mindanao make fine brassware and bronzeware like gongs, ceremonial urns, teapots, swords and shields. The Tausugs make weapons and gold jewelry. Batangas artisans are well known for the quality of the balisong knives thye make. The Bicol region is noted for its bolos and sc issors.