THE DESIGN OF DRESS USING PATTERN MAGIC TECHNIQUES FROM MUDMEE FABRIC, LOPBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of the research project entitled ‘The Designing of Dress from Mudmee Fabric from Lopburi Province, with Pattern Magic Techniques, are 1) to design and make dresses from Mudmee (Thai Ikat) fabric from Lopburi Province, with Pattern Magic Techniques, and 2) to evaluate women’s satisfaction toward the dresses from Mudmee fabric from Lopburi Province, designed and made with Pattern Magic Techniques. The samples used in this research project are 40 female lecturers of Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep. The research instrument used in this work is the questionnaire to draw the data of satisfaction. The samples are selected with purposive sampling technique. The data from the research are analyzed for statistic values, namely, percentages, means and standard deviations. The findings from the research show that Mudmee fabric has unique identities because it is woven from thread that is tied in sections and dyed in order to create the desirable graphics in desirable colors. Designed and made with Mudmee fabric and Pattern Magic Techniques, the dresses look dimensional and fit Mudmee fabric that has delicate graphics. In making dresses, it is essential to align the graphic of each piece of fabric to be continuous and clear. The Pattern Magic Techniques are applied to the designing and making of dresses from Mudmee fabric in 3 sets (9 designs in total) as follows: 1) Set A including the dresses made with fabric twisting technique, 2) Set B including the dresses made with weighing technique, and 3) Set C including the dresses made with flipping technique. The designed works from each set are selected by experts until there is 1 design per set. The results from the selection by the experts are as follows: Set A Design 2, Set B Design 1 and Set C Design 3. I, the researcher, apply the designs selected by the experts to making the prototype products and survey on the samples’s satisfaction with the dresses from Mudmee fabric designed and made with Pattern Magic Techniques. In the overview, the satisfaction of the samples is in ‘High’ level. Considered separately, Design 1 of Set B is the most satisfied one with the samples’ satisfaction in ‘Very High’ level for which the samples consider the factor of beauty to have the first priority, followed by the factors of design and function, respectively. The design in the second place is Design 2 of Set A with the samples’ satisfaction in ‘High’ level for which the samples consider the factor of design to have the first priority, followed by the factors of beauty and function, respectively. The design in the last place is Design 3 of Set C with the samples’ satisfaction in ‘High’ level for which the samples consider the factor of function to have the first priority, followed by the factors of beauty and design, respectively.