Most cloth is made from ramie from which the bark is pared to obtain fibers; the fibers are worked between the fingers to produce thread; then the thread is strung onto a frame, rubbed, bleached and dyed. Women must be capable of all these procedures.
原住民的織布材料以苧麻為主，從剝皮取絲、撚絲成線、框線、揉線、漂白、染色等步驟，都是女性學習紡織的重點。