Care label and symbol for textile products

Abstract

This research is Care label and Symbol design for native textile products. The purpose of this research were 1) to study and design the care label and symbol design of native textile products. 2) to design the care label and symbol design of native textile products and 3) to assessment the consumers satisfaction towards the care label and symbol design for native textile products. 4) to transfer knowledge towards the SMEs, production communities about the care label and symbol design for native textile products. 5) to assessment the consumers satisfaction towards the care label and symbol design for native textile products. The research instruments used to collect data: 1) a draft care label and symbol design of native textile products of 6 types (10 prototypes) as 60 prototypes of washing, bleaching, spinning, twisting and drying, ironing and colour dropping. 2) Questionnaire of expert opinion and selective drafts for 3 models as 18 prototypes. 3) Questionnaire of consumers satisfaction towards the care label and symbol design for native textile product of 100 people: buyers, sellers, manufacturers, and those interested in native textiles. The evaluation data was analyzed by using SPSS program in frequency, mean and percentage. All in conclusion as table and descriptive. In the second research year, the process are focus group people for transfer knowledge as SMEs community Enterprise, OTOP production communities, and other that it is interesting in this research : MEA-LA small enterprise in Singburi province, PAMONT Hand-woven Communities in Ratchaburi province and Thai SONG-DUM Woven Ban-Sa-Kee-Rai in Nakhompathum province. To plan the schedule and set the date, place, amount of participate and lectures 102 people on 12, 22 and 28 July 2015 and asking for consumer satisfaction of the curriculum and lecture for “transfer knowledge the care label and symbol design for native textile product” by Questionnaire of participate satisfaction. Last, the evaluation data was analyzed by using SPSS program in mean and percentage. The First year’s research showed that mostly respondents were male at 59 percent, aged 46 years at 52 percent, and also being the entrepreneurs / business owners at 45 percent. 48 percent as bachelor's degree and their income were an average of 20,001 - 25,000 baht at 46 percent. The analysis of consumers satisfaction can be concluded that the first types of care label and symbol design for native textile product at highest levels satisfaction is Colour dropping at 4.46. The next types is bleaching at 4.44, Washing at 4.42, Ironing at 4.38, Twisting and Drying at 4.32 and the last types is at least levels satisfaction is Spinning at 4.28 but all have been satisfied at maximum average and highest level of satisfaction. The research in the second year found that mostly participates were female, aged 51 – 60 years old, finished the secondary school and also there are farmer. The participates are their income under 5,000 baht and They are moderately understanding symbol and care label but they are not make for their products. In relation to technology transfer of “the care label and symbol design for native textile product” divided into 3 parts, it is also the curriculum and lecture for this research. The analysis of participate satisfaction, It have been satisfied at maximum average and highest level of satisfaction in facilities. The participants are mainly used to provide benefits to themselves for one month to apply the gained after the training. The participants used care and symbol label for their products. Moreover, a focus will be capped by the other communities to teach another one for working out. Satisfaction with the benefits of technology transfer and utilization. Satisfaction at the highest level. The comments and suggestions of the participants found that they need for re-training again. They would like to have a longer period of training in order to gain more knowledge. All lecturer can transfer knowledge during the training as well.