Did I mention my obsessive brainstorming for new research zines; have I said that I was working on a zine for pineapples? Well, beyond finding recipes for wine and vinegar, I have also found that pineapple plants, their leaves specifically, are used to make cloth. In the Phillipines, where most Piña cloth is currently made, it has been used to make the traditional Barong tagalog as well as embroidered kerchiefs and shawls (Wikipedia). The Piña cloth produced in the Phillipines is made via a time consuming manual process. It is often woven with silk to give it a nicer drape. Whether with silk or without, it is an oddly translucent and beautiful cloth.