Local Wisdom in Producing and Processing Hand Woven Cotton with Lamduan Pattern in Sisaket Province, Thailand

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study the weaving process of cotton fabric, Lamduan
pattern and to study the satisfaction of the trainees after transferring the knowledge of the weaving
group in Sisaket province by using 5 steps of research process, namely 1) studying the basic context
2) Organize a meeting of stakeholders involved in the process of weaving and processing 55 people
3) Provide workshops and 4) Summarize and evaluate results 50 people 5) Publish the results to
public. The target group used in this research was the weaving group in Sisaket province. The
instruments used in the research were questionnaires, data analysis, and statistical analysis using
percentage, mean and standard deviation. Content description was also involved.
The research revealed that 1) The weaving process is divided into 6 steps: (1) Mee searching
(2) Mudmee (3) Dyeing (4) Solving the rope (5) Spinning and (7) weaving and processing cotton fabric,
Lamduan style. Lamduan cloth can be made to different types of product such as bag, coaster,
women shoulder bag 2) Satisfaction in transferring knowledge about weaving and processing of
the cotton fabric of the Lamduan pattern I was found at a high level ( x = 4.33, S.D. = 0.64) which
can develop the conscious process of participation in the conservation of local cultural heritage
that worth studying and preserving.