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Fabric sample ----> Khid with dok-jan design ----> Phikul : Dok-phikul design ; mimusops , erythroxylon Dok-kaeo ; the phikul flower motif, named after the blossom of the tree Mimusops elegi , is an ancient design woven on the fabric of the Thai peoples in nearly all regions. [ The phikul flower is simply " Dok-kaeo " ] The phikul is one of the round floral motifs in Thai decorative art. Flowers having four petals are called " Dok-jan " , but those with six or eight small petals called " Phikul " , there may be more than six or eight petals . The name of the pikul motif various in a confusing way from place to place as the design in such an ancient one. As already mentioned , in the North and Northeast , it known as Dok kaeo . However, in some place , the maeng ngot [ scorpion ] motif is called phikul . What is more , in some places , there are pieces of Silk Phum Riang [ Nakhon Sithammarat ] cloth bearing designs called phikul-lom and dok- kaeo-lom , each of which is distinct from the other , the former having ten petals : the latter , four. Among the Thai-Laos , Khid Dok-kaeo is so called ta-leo [ or , in standard Thai , cha-leo , which is a star-like symbol used as a boundary marker ] , while among the White Thai , it is called " Dok-ben " or " Dok-wen " or sunflower. Confusing as it might be , this variation is further evidence of the great age of the phikul motif in Thai woven fabric. More ....

Kria or Lai-kria [ Re-ceate an early-19th-20th-centuries " Sukhothai Period " Native-Thai Lai-Kria design in fabrics , the former design in dendritic to sub-dendritic , espalier , grapevine , trellis , angulate , annular or radial patterns , which looks like the slender stem of a climbing plant. The very famous of designing patterns in Northeast , which has been interpreted by scholars to symbolize the extreme power and penetrating of the King , such as the pattern which uses by King Asakan in ramayana .] , tang-mo [ the water-melon design in an annular , radial or pinnate patterns ]

Striking X - block florals design in phikul motif " the 6 - to 8-petalled flowers " which has been interpreted by scholars to symbolize the escape or liberation afforded by the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism. But those the circular 12-petalled flower design shown which has been interpreted to give birth of a prince , Designs inspired by the elegance of 11-15th-century Dvaravati Period.
Dok-jik [ cloverleaf which having trifoliate leaves ] , Dok-jan [ asterisk or star , a mark like a star " * " ] , Dok-phikul and Dok-kaeo [ Re-create an early-16th-18th-centuries " U Thong , Suwannaphum , Lopburi and finally by the Ayothaya Period " Native-Thai 3- to 12 -petalled flower design in fabrics .
.....The 3 -petalled flower design in small- to medium-scale floral carvings called dok-jik , the 4 - petalled flower design in small- to medium-scale floral carvings called dok-jan , the blossomy 8-petalled flower design in circular medium- to large-scale floral blooms called dok-phikul or the circular flower design . But those the 6-petalled flower design in medium- to large-scale floral carvings , it is called dok-kaew . As its might be included background fabrics shown which leaf design in carvings or friezes for each piece of floral blooms ] , from Udon Thani province , Kham Pra Khid with local tradional-style designs , from Amnatcharoen province. Can also be found . If you are interested. Please click [ here ]

.... .The raw materials and tools which are being used in the weaving of domestic , and a woven technique was a local heritage which has been handed down from the genaration to genaration.
.....For a special technique of weaving. We used the reel hook to pick up the weft yarn and then insert the shuttle under them from one side to another along the warp yarn direction , and technique to make pattern which local called " khid " [ design in patterns by technique to do scratching ] . This will result in a variety of designing patterns.

......Weaving has been done especially the ethnic groups of Thai-Lao original.