A STUDY ON PATTERN AND TRADITIONAL WEAVING PROCESS OF CLASSICAL TEXTILES AT TAMBON NAMUENSRI, NAYONG DISTRICT , TRANG PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aims to study classical textile patterns and weaving process done through traditional Na Muen Sri loom in Nayong district of Trang province. At present, a number of weavers who can do classical patterns is being declined, it is therefore expected that the result of this study could help conserve and promote this local wisdom. Tools of the study include observation and interview forms. This includes a digitization of up and down pattern of heddles, and heddle-up steps in weaving process. The result reveals that structures of textile patterns using different colors result in weavers’ understanding and ways of communication, which means that the weavers understand textile structures, continuity of patterns, and heddle-up steps in weaving process. This makes the weavers do the patterns correct and quicker. Moreover, the result of the study leads to the development of Na Muen Sri classical loom textile and related information data-base. On-line access is available at http://www.tutextile.com/na . Weavers and anyone interested can access to information through QR code and can download photos and PDF file of textile patterns and how to do the heddles in weaving process. This on-line data can be adjusted to eye-level of each weaver. Every weaver can learn textile pattern and weaving process for oneself through the data-base. Furthermore, this data-base could benefit for further research on the development of Na Muen Sri classical textile.