The Research and Development of Local Fabric Products of the Native Weving Ban Kut Du Groups in Nong Bua Lam Phu Province

Abstract

This research and development aimed to 1. investigate the context of Ban Kut Du traditional textile weaving group, Nong Bua Lam Phu Province, 2. determine the weaving process, problems and need for textile products development of Ban Kut Du traditional textile weaving group, and 3. develop the textile products of local fabric products of the native weaving, regarding to the participation of relevant members. The sample were 100 consumers groups, 2 community leaders, 5 members of Ban Kut Du traditional textile weaving group, 5 representatives from developers of Non Sang district, Nong Bua Lam Phu Province, Nong Bua Lam Phu Provincial Commercial Office, Nong Bua Lam Phu Provincial Industrial Office and 10 representatives from Kut Du Sub-district Municipality. The quantitative data were analyzed by percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation whilst the qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. Findings were as follows 1) The context of Ban Kut Du traditional textile weaving group was revealed that the group was established in 1967 and was registered in 2012 at Kut Du sub-district Municipality. Currently, there are 22 members and the location of the group is  the group chairman’s house. 2) The weaving process, problems and need for textile product development of traditional textile weaving group was obviously found that the group mainly produced ikat cotton. The process begins from preparing warp yarn with heddle, then preparing the weft yarns by rolling cotton or ikat, tying and dyeing the ikat cotton. After that the ikat cotton was untied, painted, rolled, spun, connected the weaved thread and ikat weaving. The problems of the textile product development of traditional textile weaving group were the pattern, dyeing process and production process, raw material, equipment, production skills and cost. The needs for traditional textile products development were the group and community’s unique pattern, the dyeing with natural dyes and the restoration and preservation the traditional weaving process. 3) The results of the development of the local fabric products of the native weaving of Ban Kutdu group evidently showed that they designed the unique pattern of the group which was the Ku Kong Bang Fai Sane pattern. It comprised of Bang Fai Sane pattern, Dok Pradu pattern and Huay Som pattern before weaving. Later, they dyed the textile with natural dyes: core of jackfruit, core of Caesalpinia sappan, monkey jack, Burma padauk bark, Broken Bones Tree bark, Malabar almond leaves, Chebulic Myrobalans leaves, Eucalyptus leaves and Cassia leaves.