Development of Fabric Products and Technology Transfer to Lopburi Communities

Abstract

The objectives of this project were to develop household items using cotton and silk fabrics weaved from local communities in Lopburi province and to transfer the developed technique to those communities, in order to increase their incomes and also create the new career. There were 60 participants who were trained for two training courses. After training, the participants’ satisfaction on the curriculums and training methods were evaluated by a mean of questionnaire. Then, the average values were determined and used to represent the results. The results were concluded that the objectives of the curriculums as well as their structures were mostly suitable in every aspect. The satisfaction on activities during the training, training equipment (materials and books), and place were rated in the “high level”, while the satisfaction on the instructors was rated in the “highest level”.