Abstract
The objective of this paper was to survey the production-distribution patterns of local cloth weaving in southern Thailand, and determine the potential of southern weavers by using the 244 samples of survey data supplied by both working and retired weavers from Surat Thani, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Trang and Songkhla Provinces.
The production-distribution pattern survey showed that most weavers were middle-aged housewives, with income from weaving of 3,000 baht per month. Even though they started learning to weave from their mother, they had gotten an additional learning from various ways such as training, learning by themselves and their neighbors in the community. Most weavers were employed by a local investor of other local weavers. A maim barrier to their income potential was a limitation of selling opportunities.
Weavers in Songkhla Province had the most potential for supplementing the family income, while those from Trang Province had the least. However, the Trang Province weavers showed the most potential in developing weaving ability, and also in other skills, especially group formation and management. Female weavers in the other provinces had the lowest potential of the 3 areas surveyed.
Keywords : distribution pattern, local cloth weaving, production pattern, Southern weaver
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