RMUTT researchers collaborate to develop custom designed pattern and dress suits dyed with volcanic clay

RMUTT researchers collaborate to develop custom designed pattern and dress suits dyed with volcanic clay

Mr. Kornnat Suksawat, researcher and lecturer of Fashion and Costume Design Department, Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT) created the unique identity of locally made OTOP products from local wisdom which was “Pattern development and dress sewing of Volcanic Clay (Phu Akkhani) dyed cloth” for Cotton and Silk Weaving Group Charoen Suk Village Chaloem Phrakiat District, Buri Ram Province.

Ajarn Kornnat said that volcanic dyeing cloth or ‘Phu Akkhani’ fabric was the result of the inspiration of local wisdom. In order to achieve making this unique product, natural cotton or silk found locally were obtained to dye with volcanic clay which could be found in Charoen Suk village located near “Mt. Phra Nakorn”, one of the 6 ancient volcanoes that have been quenched in Buriram Province. Since the soil found in the area was rich with minerals and nutrients resulted from the volcanic lava that used to erupt in the past, it was very mush useful for growing crops and dyeing clothes as well. And therefore, with its bright orange color, having dyed the cloth with the volcanic soil would make the apparel look unique, beautiful, and yet the touch of the fabric was soft and wearable making the wearer look stunning. Remarkably, this traditionally dyed clothing had been making name for Burirum province.

With its unique color, volcanic soil (Phu Akanee) was used for developing rainfall pattern clothing and had also been studied to determine the satisfaction of users in pattern making and cloth sewing. Regarding the rainfall pattern, inspired by the hot and humid season in the Northeast region of Thailand, pattern making was designed to look like rain falling down on wearer’s shoulders down to the ground making it looked fresh, beautiful, and fascinating. The highlight feature of the fabric was its high quality sophisticated hand woven yarn making it durable and its identity unique.

Ajarn Koranat also added that 3 different styles of working woman dress suits were designed and tailored. She specifically elaborated that “Each has its own uniqueness in terms of their collars, necklines and sleeves. The focus of making would be based on modernity, wearability and seasonable clothing available for white collars. More importantly, knowledge transfer and learning based on the researched had already been proceeded to the members of Cotton-Silk Weaving Group Charoen Suk Village Chaloem Phrakiat District Buri Ram Province. Currently, RMUTT had already patented its pattern development and dress making of ‘Phu Akkhani’ volcanic dyed cloth. For those interested, please call for more information at 0-2459-3179, 085-675-4415.