The Mither's Looms - Capacity Building and Potential Enhancement for Natural-dyed Colours from Local Plats Courses

Thrilled to share highlights from our recent workshop on natural dyeing with Mae Tuead Village Women's Development Community Enterprise, held in Mae Tuead village, Phrae.

Under the Phrae Community College's project, in collaboration with FlowFolk's Research and Development for Local Craft Products, to boost grassroots economic strength, we focused on inbound logistics – preparing raw materials for product creation. Over the past two days, the talented Karen women of Mae Tuead learned to transform local flora into a vibrant spectrum of colors, including yellows, greens, grays, pinks, and oranges. Using leaves and bark from plants like eucalyptus, teak, mahogany, and other local plants, they created sustainable dyes, eliminating the need for external resources.

These naturally dyed yarns will be the foundation for their traditional backstrap weaving, empowering the community and promoting local economic growth. Huge thanks to our expert instructor, Mr. Panumes Ratree (Kru Nu), for his invaluable guidance.

We're so happy to be bridging the gap, bringing a local talent as a specialist to work with our amazing artisans for capacity building and potential enhancement.

Capacity Building and Potential Enhancement for Natural-dyed Colours from Local Plats Courses

 Session 1: Natural dyeing lab work – learning by doing.

 Session 2: Homework time! Students repeating the dyeing process in their groups.

 Session 3: Presenting homework, getting feedback, and showing the teacher how it's done.

Then, we'll test the results and pick the best ones for further development.

This is the basics of community product research and development! 🤓🧐👩‍🔬🔬🧪🥼🧫

Research and Development for Local Product Development

By FlowFolk Co.,Ltd. x PhraeRich x Women's Development Community Enterprise of Ban Mae Tueat (Mither's Looms Brand)