A Study of Pha Saew Wisdom of the Local Cloth Group in Ban Nong Muang, Sisaket Province to Develop Commercial Decoration Patterns

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study Pha Saew wisdom of the local cloth group in Ban Nong Muang, Sisaket Province and 2) to design and develop commercial decoration patterns. The research instruments were an interview form used to interview the Pha Saew wisdom experts, an observation form without participation, a questionnaire asking for the opinions, and an evaluation form used to evaluate the satisfaction. The research was conducted by using the mixed method research: the qualitative and quantitative researches.  

The research findings were as follows.

1. The Pha Saew wisdom of the local cloth group in Ban Nong Muang, Sisaket Province consisted of the production process wisdom, the pattern wisdom, and the design wisdom. The production process wisdom was found that the members the local cloth group in Ban Nong Muang established recently learned from the community development group and the women’s group, so the present production processes were not the same as the previous production processes. The present production processes used synthetic threads which were easy to find in the present. The thread colors used to saew (sewing, embroidery, or knitting) clothes consisted of white, red, yellow, and other chemicals. In the pattern wisdom, the sewing in the present was designed to do in the saew patterns in cutting blouses, skirts, or sarongs commonly used and sewing for sale to be the community handicraft products.
2. According to the analysis of the design and the development of the commercial decoration patterns and the evaluation of the satisfaction towards the decoration patterns, the findings of the analysis showed that the participants in the target group were satisfied the commercial decoration in the patterns of necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets, respectively, and the findings of the evaluation of the patterns, the beauty, and the utility showed that 50 participants in the target group were satisfied the necklaces at the highest level, followed by the bracelets, and the rings, respectively, and they were satisfied in the overall at a high level.