Sunday, 20 January 2013

#7: "Mauhom Shirt"


Fabric is the key basic for living beings in agrarian societies, but in the past, every household will be woven fabric for use within the family Mauhom Shirt to wear one of the villagers produced a cloth to the Contract by The use of cotton textiles had been taken. With blue dye from the indigo plant Horm or until the fabric is the same color throughout the piece.

By the time of the descent was initiated. Tai Lue and Tai rope that has expertise in the blue dye from the indigo plant 3 types, Horm Horm network and then the weaving and sewing a garment for wear.

 



Hom tree is an herbaceous plant species Baphicacanthus cusia Brem. Bringing in family Acanthaceae Horm leaves to compost in a pot filled with water by the traditional method to bring water indigo dyeing white cloth blue.

The cloth was spread throughout Thailand and to common ages including foreigners. The most commonly used fabric Mauhom. The fabric is dyed for hot weather in Thailand is very colorful fabric, easy to maintain and inexpensive.





However, the properties of the fabric with the durability Mauhom can be purchased easily. To Belief that it does not smell musty indigo dyed fabric. People can also spread the fabric Mauhom as well and used widely. The fabric is a lightweight, wearable fabric. Not too hot and dyeing it a darker color stain is not easy. Form of a simple sewing. You can put all the ages and has many potential applications, such as wear on, New Year, Loy Krathong celebration is rare annual merit.
 

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