Transfer of Local Wisdom on Suea Kok (Reed Mat) Weaving

Abstract

The purpose of study of  the transfer of the local wisdom on reed weaving was to transfer the knowledge and skills of reed weaving. The participatory action research (PAR) was used as the research design and the filed study technique was used to collect the data. The sample were 30 people in Kham Phai village, Muang district, Kalasin province. The results revealed that the knowledge of reed weaving including raw materials and equipment, weaving procedures, the product development, and the preservation of local patterns of weaving. It is recommended that exchange of  knowledge and skill improvement among the weavers should be encouraged in order to produce products of better quality. Such activities can promote unity and love among people in the community and the reed weaving can be a source of their income and a way to preserve the local wisdom of reed weaving.