The purpose of this research was to study the dyeing polyamide/elastane fabric with natural indigo using exhaustion dyeing process. The effects from the concentration of the natural indigo dye thiourea dioxide and sodium hydroxide were investigated. The colour of each dyed material was investigated in term of the CIELAB (L* a* and b*) and K/S value. The color fastness to washing rubbing perspirdation light water sea water and chlorinated water of the dyed samples was determined. The bursting strengrh of dyed polyamide/elastane was evaluated. The best vatting condition was at 50 ̊C for 30 minutes. The optimal formula of dyeing polyamide/elastane fabric using natural indigo was prepared by mixing 200 g/L natural indigo paste 60 g/L thiourea dioxide 1 g/L sodium hydroxide. The fabric dyed in the solution of indigo vatting a shade of dark blue colour. The color fastness to light washing water sea water perspiration and chlorinated water were good to very good. However the rubbing fastness results showed fair level. The bursting strength of dyed fabrics is less than the undyed fabric 3.1%. The optimal ratio of discharge printing on polyamide/elastane fabric were compose of 70 % starch print paste and 30 % discharging agent (KMnO4). The pattern design produced from these combinations in the printing areas on fabrics showed an excellent standard of printing quality. The results confirmed that natural indigo dyes have potential applications in polyamide/elastane fabric dyeing and the dyed fabric can be used produce women’s intimate apparel.

This project was to design and development of Satin Silk for applying innovative Thai fabric with Jacquard (JACQUARD). This purposed to study and develop of satin silk pattern with Jacquard (JACQUARD) to be effective. There are 4 steps as follows:1) Study the traditional satin silk production process by database study pattern color and pattern including the satin silk woven process that was related during of time to complicate satin silk woven process 2) Apply the data and design the satin silk pattern on the computer program (CROSS STITICH) 3) Transfer the knowledge extend the folk wisdom and publicize the usage of satin silk woven method that applied by Jacquard (JACQUARD to the group of satin silk community enterprise at Ban Phon Phon subdistrict Kham Muang Kalasin District Kalasin province to promote and preserve satin silk indigenous fabric 4) produced the serpent striped of satin silk woven that called two color of satin silk that had consisted the main pattern separated striped pattern and fringed bouquet pattern. The study found that satin silk woven by Jacquard (JACQUARD) can reduce problems in various areas. There were 1) Reduce the manual labor raised the heddle that usually used 3 persons including the weaver to raise it while the Jacquard (JACQUARD) could controlled the heddle by only one person 2) Reduce the time to weave less 3-5 times when compared to the length of fabric with a width equal. 3) Reduce the woven process problem could be continuously and could be changed woven pattern quickly without to go up the heddle or collected by applying Thai fabric with the innovative Jacquard (JACQUARD). It made to reduce some work could be woven special satin silk pattern and conserve traditional pattern to result in satisfaction of the consumer group to gain popularity expand the market add new consumer groups and brought the fabric to top in costume and apparel accessories textile product.

Water Hyacinth Yarns and Their Transformed Materials Dyeing Machine for Developing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises was a research project what an aim for producing a prototype dyeing machine. The machine was used at the small enterprise in Nakhon Prathom province. The dyeing machine was contributed by stainless steel. The outer dimension was 100 centimeters in height 130 centimeters in length and 90 centi-meters in width. The inner structure contains with perforate stainless steel drum. It had diameter as 80 centimeters with 90 centimeters length. The container capacity was 27 liters for the raw material as 10 kg of the dry Water Hyacinth Yarns or 5 kg of the dry Water Hyacinth roots. The machine was running test for reactive dyeing process at 80oC for 30 minutes. The machine was achieved for reduce time operation as 5 times and gas consumption as 2.38 times. The break-even point was 1.09 year and B/C as 2.22. Moreover it can solve the fuzzy yarns problem and the volatile smoke during the tradition dyeing. The knowledge was transferred to the stakeholders at the target area as “Chumchonjaksanpaktobchawha Bann klongnokkratum” enterprise in Nakhon Pra thom province. They were satisfied in this benefit in good to very good level.

The objectives of this research is to study the current competencies assess competency requirement of community enterprise (OTOP) entrepreneurs in the central region of Thailand and provide them guidelines toward ASEAN Economic Community. The research instruments used for data-gathering were semi-structured interview. The results of the interviews were created by using independent variables in questionnaire. The samplers of this research are the 189 community enterprise (OTOP) entrepreneurs with a 82.54% response rate. The results were as follows : Attributes and skills indicated by current competencies were at high level while knowledge was medium level. The competency requirement attributes skills and knowledge were at high level respectively. The fundamental preparation for competency of community enterprise (OTOP) entrepreneurs in the central region of Thailand toward ASEAN Economic Community should develop competencies in knowledge attributes and skills especially in the international trading regulation international language information technology and management. The community enterprise (OTOP) entrepreneurs should increase skills in the continuous expertise in product development and organization as well as seeking for new markets and creating continuous business networking including organizational innovation acceleration. The community enterprise (OTOP) entrepreneurs should develop attributes to seek for business opportunities widen continuous knowledge and innovation and increase potential organizational development. The suggestions were that the community enterprise (OTOP) entrepreneurs should develop competencies and seek for source of information and ask for government support to get into ASEAN Economic Community. The government sector should support knowledge skills attributes and cooperate with school financial and other to develop potential of community enterprise (OTOP) entrepreneurs in a long term.

The development method to sustainable and growth of community enterprises is a qualitative study. This aims to professional development model to community enterprise. This is done by collecting data by dept interview observation and analysis. By the result found that the government organization supported to subsidies capital and equipments but operating by private-owned enterprises. Problems concerning marketing weakness unable to expand the market. This weakness resulted in a slow pace of development of community enterprises and a high possibility of dissolution but are still operating in form of OTOP. Important characteristics of community enterprises that were able to expand business included strong leadership sacrificing being accepted among members continual progress and good governance should give emphasis to local market by making products which are accepted by local people and have community enterprise network.