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Mud-Dyed Silk: The Development
of Silk Production Knowledge of
Communities in the Northeastern
Thailand

Associate Professor Songkoon Chantachon
Abstract
Mud-dyed silk is another local wisdom that can increase the commercial value to
silk products of communities in the Northeastern Thailand. This study was qualitative and
experimental research aiming at developing production and design knowledge of mud-dyed
silk. The tools used in this study were a survey, an interview, an observation form, a focus
group discussion, a workshop and an experiment. The sample in this study was selected
by purposive sampling method which consisted of 4 groups of the communities that have
been produced mud-dyed silk for at least 5 years including; 1) Kut Wa Weaving Group; 2)
Ban Uparee Weaving Community Enterprise; 3) Ban Phon Sawan Occupation Group and
Cooperative and; 4) Ban Sompornrat. The fabric dyeing was performed in these communities.
The data validation was performed using the triangular method and the study findings were
presented by descriptive analysis method and statistical analysis methods.
The results showed that natural dyes from plants and mud available in the
communities were used in the silk dyeing process with different dyeing methods. Cold
dyeing was used in some villages and hot dyeing was used in other villages. However, there
is no comparative study focusing on the abrasion resistance of dyed fabrics. For the
development of the knowledge of mud-dyed silk production of the communities in the
Northeastern Thailand, the mud-dyeing experiments were conducted using 2 methods
including hot dyeing and cold dyeing. The results revealed that hot dyeing and cold dyeing
had slightly different effects on light fastness, color values, color intensity, abrasion resistance,
color fastness to washing and crease recovery. There was no heavy metal contamination
at dangerous level. In addition, each type of mud resulted in different colors with unique
beauty.
Keywords:
(1) Silk Production (2) Mud-Dyed Silk (3) Development

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