Development of cotton hand woven based on integration of local wisdom to economic & ecological design.

Abstract

Purposes of the Development of cotton hand woven Based on Integration of Local Wisdom to Economic & Ecological Designare to develop the patterns of fabrics and the hand-woven cotton products by integrating local wisdom with the development of Eco-Design products; and to pass on the knowledge, in development of hand-woven cotton by integrating local wisdom with the development of Eco-Design products, to the cooperative women group in Ban Nong Bua Dang, Chaiyaphoom province. This research aims to study the base of local wisdom concepts from the people in Nong Bua Dang sub-district in Chaiyaphoom province; to develop the knowledge in local wisdom integrated with the development of Eco-Design products; to design 10 fabric’s patterns for producing the model of Eco-Design products; and to pass on the knowledge, in development of hand-woven cotton by integrating local wisdom with the development of Eco-Design products, to the cooperative women group in Ban Nong Bua Dang, Chaiyaphoom province. For analyzing the data, researchers use the descriptive analysis method to analyze the local wisdom concepts of cotton hand-weaving in Nong Bua Dang community, Chaiyaphoom province. Also, we analyze those with the questionnaires surveying “the satisfaction for the development of pattern styles of hand-woven cotton and the Eco-Design products for building a career” and “the opinions and satisfaction for the development of designing fabrics’ patterns for producing the apparel product models from the local wisdom concepts integrated with the development of Eco-Design products”. The 2 samples are: 25 people, from the cotton weaving community in Nong Bua Dang sub-district, who are interested in developing the hand-woven cotton products and Eco-Design products; and 100 women, 25-35 years old, who live in Bangkok and surrounding areas. The collected data will be applied in designing 10 fabric’s patterns for producing the models of Eco-Design products. The results show that the cotton weaving community has developed the styles and patterns of the products after gaining the experiences from the campaign in woven fabrics development of both public and private sectors and integrating those with inheriting the local wisdom. The local wisdom, which is the strength of the community, includes natural-dyed cotton weaving that can improve the concept to the development in designing the fabrics’ patterns for producing the models of apparel products from the local wisdom concepts integrated with the development of Eco-Design products. This can increase the value of the hand-woven cotton and can be developed to be produced in the fashion apparel products.