This research was aimed to study 1) the needs on souvenir products from Sukhothai local fabrics 2) design and development of souvenir products from Sukhothai local fabrics 3) the satisfaction of the development of souvenir products from Sukhothai local fabrics having been developed and 4) publicize research work of sewing groups and fabric crafts of Khao Kaeo Srisomboon Community Enterprise in Thung Saliam Sukhothai Province. The results of the research were as follows. The survey of souvenir products from Sukhothai local woven fabrics sewing community enterprise and fabric crafts from Khao Kaew Srisomboon Thung Saliam District Sukhothai revealed that the respondents had needs to develop souvenir products from Sukhothai local fabrics namely rag dolls or toys pillows and office supplies respectively. The souvenir design and development of Sukhothai local fabrics were meant to be unique and had been proved by five experts and the results of the evaluation of the overall opinion on the satisfaction were at the highest level as follows. As for office supplies type 1 type 2 and type 3 possessed a mean of 3.79 3.80 and 3.83 respectively. In relation to the pillow products type 1 type 2 and type 3 had an average of 3.81 3.75 and 3.76 respectively. Finally the products of rag dolls in the shape of the elephant mother and baby turtles fish keychain had a mean of 3.81 3.80 and 3.82. Regarding the satisfaction on the development of souvenir products from Sukhothai local fabrics had been verified by five experts. The results of the overall opinion on the satisfaction were at the highest level as follows. The office products type 1 type 2 and type 3 had a mean of 3.77 3.78 and 3.78. 2. In relation to the pillow products type 1 type 2 and type 3 had an average of 3.75 3.71 and 3.73. Finally the products of rag dolls in the shape of the elephant mother and baby turtles fish keychain had a mean of 3.77 3.78 and 3.78. Concerning the dissemination of research work to the community enterprise of Khao Kaeo Srisomboon sewing groups and fabric crafts in Thung Saliam District Sukhothai Province to the target group of 30 people the satisfaction on the research project on the souvenir product development from Sukhothai local fabrics revealed the highest satisfaction score on the curriculum in terms of the designs materials equipment facilities value and utility.

This study was aimed to explore the needs for vocational art crafts training needs for the senior association in Karnchanaburi. The questionnaire with the reliability of 0.88. was used to explore the needs for the art crafts training for the career development. The samples were 30 people in the senior association in Karnchanaburi. The results showed that most of the samples were 61-71 years old and most had the primary education followed by secondary education. Their former occupations were business owners who were married and some were married and had congenital disorder. It was found that most of the participants wanted to be trained to fold towels into the shape of animals followed by scrap fabric rugs. As for the training period throughout the course most participants required 2-3 day trainings from Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00 in order to make money. The second to that was to practice meditation and the third was to use the knowledge acquired in everyday life.

The study was aimed to investigate the production of banana fiber that was suitable for decorating handicraft basketry examine its effectiveness develop decorative handicraft materials for basketry from fibrous layer on the trunk of the banana tree and promote the obtained knowledge in the community of Plasticseeroong Baanmor Promburi District Singburi Province. The research result could be summarized that the most appropriate production process of dry fibrous layer on the trunk of the banana tree mixed with fibrous layer of paper mulberry was done through mechanical process. After bleaching the mixed fibrous layer was stirred by Hollander beater with the proportion of wet fibrous layer and water at 1:40; 10% of dry of paper mulberry was boiled for three hours in sodium hydroxide at 100 degree Celsius then bleached with 1.5% of hydrogen peroxide with 4% of the dry fibrous layer weight at 90 to 95 degree Celsius for two hours. The mixture of wet fibrous layer on the trunk of the banana tree with wet fibrous layer of paper mulberry was 70:30 which was considered appropriate for decorating handicraft basketry. Concerning the examination of mechanical properties of banana tree fibrous layer according to the standard of TAPPI T it was found that the folding endurance of paper value was 144 (N. m/g); the tensile strength value was 32.16 (N. m/g); the tear resistance value was 26.56 (mN.m2/g); and the bursting strength value was at 1.94 (KPa.m2/g). The fibrous layer obtained from on the trunk of the banana tree was fabricated into decorative basketry materials for example flowers palm leave hats flower key chains bags and paraffin coated flowers for bamboo boxed. The attendants’ satisfaction on the training of the production of decorative handicraft materials of basketry from fibrous layer on the trunk of the banana tree to 30 members of the community of Plasticseeroong Baanmor Promburi District Singburi Province concerning the training service speakers training procedures facilities and training benefits was at high level (90.67%) and at average level (9.33%).