{"id":446,"date":"2025-08-14T20:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platform.bru.ac.th\/site\/vichalai\/?page_id=446"},"modified":"2025-10-01T01:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:26:01","slug":"%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%a7%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%9c%e0%b9%89%e0%b8%b2%e0%b9%84%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%a2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/?page_id=446&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Thewa Thai Textile Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1650324381\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/photo-726-scaled.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-73487946\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x90 md-x90 lg-x90 y90 md-y90 lg-y90 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-right\">\n                  \n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><b>Thewa Thai Textile Academy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>The Journey of Inspiration \u2013 \u201cEddy\u201d Kittiphan Suttisa<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The life of Mr. Eddy Kittiphan Suttisa is a story of perseverance and a lifelong pursuit of learning.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From his humble beginnings as a rural youth studying automotive mechanics, his path took a turning point when he joined the military. There, he was introduced to the art of handicrafts such as tie-dyeing\u2014an experience that laid the foundation for a new chapter in his life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-73487946 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-73487946 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-73487946 {\n    width: 40%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1650324381 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n}\n#banner-1650324381 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n#banner-1650324381 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 22% 72%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-985874958\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-79389184\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0After completing his military service, he moved to Bangkok, gaining valuable experience in the hotel industry before venturing into entrepreneurship. Starting with fruit sales and later grilled meatball stalls, he employed proactive marketing strategies that left lasting impressions and won the hearts of customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The true turning point came when he attended training programs organized by government agencies. It was then he recognized the potential of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community-woven fabrics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which, despite their craftsmanship, lacked marketing development. Leveraging his knowledge, he transformed these local products, enhancing their quality and incorporating designs that appealed to modern consumers. This vision gave birth to the brand <\/span><b>\u201cThewa Thai Textile.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0His success has extended beyond Thailand, reaching markets such as Japan, and attracting the attention of prominent organizations like King Power and Siam Piwat. This journey shifted his perspective from competition to collaboration, solidifying his role as an <\/span><b>\u201cupstream\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> producer committed to delivering quality products to downstream markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u201cThewa Thai Textile \u201d is not just a brand\u2014it is an inspiration for a new generation to think boldly, act decisively, and embrace change.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Operational Approach of the Academy<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1243249359\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1850971913\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><b>Empowering Communities \u2013 Elevating Handwoven Fabrics into Thai Fashion Innovation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thewa Thai Textile Academy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is more than just a learning center\u2014it is a model for creative community development. It transforms the role of ordinary handwoven fabric producers into <\/span><b>\u201cUpstream Producers\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who lay the foundation for uniquely identifiable Thai fabrics, delivering exceptional quality to designers and next-generation entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Academy distinguishes itself with signature patterns such as the <\/span><b>\u201cChor Poom Sarika\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> design, and adopts the concept of <\/span><b>\u201cunder-house factories\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instead of building large-scale industrial facilities. By distributing production to households within the community, it generates circulating income and strengthens local economic sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Furthermore, the Academy elevates knowledge through the establishment of a <\/span><b>comprehensive learning center<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that integrates both traditional and modern weaving expertise\u2014from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khid<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weaving, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mudmee<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ikat), and natural dyeing to <\/span><b>eco-print<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> techniques. This open platform invites everyone to learn, experience, and carry forward the heritage of Thai textiles with both quality and cultural value.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-597206693\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_482966326\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0e04\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48-1-\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e392-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0e04\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48-1-\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e392-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0e04\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48-1-\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e392-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0e04\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48-1-\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e392-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0e04\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48-1-\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e392-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0e04\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48-1-\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e392-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0e04\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48-1-\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e392-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_482966326 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1956432411\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                        \t<div class=\"video-overlay no-click fill\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"ytplayer-803\" class=\"ux-youtube fill object-fit visible\" data-videoid=\"5th0o7L4l1U\" data-loop=\"1\" data-audio=\"1\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-579787049\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x0 md-x0 lg-x0 y90 md-y90 lg-y90 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"4\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark text-shadow-2\">\n              \n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:0px 0px 10px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-2233812532\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3><b>Weaving Wisdom into Creative Businesses for the Community<\/b><\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2233812532 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-579787049 .text-box-content {\n  background-color: rgba(72, 72, 72, 0.709);\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n#text-box-579787049 .text-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n}\n#text-box-579787049 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1956432411 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-179883727\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1161700037\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Highlights of the Academy<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thewa Thai Textile Academy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stands as a model for entrepreneurs who live in harmony with local wisdom, creating fabrics that are not only beautiful but also rich in stories and distinctive identity\u2014such as the <\/span><b>\u201cChor Poom Salika\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pattern. Guided by the concept of <\/span><b>\u201cunder-house factories,\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Academy distributes weaving work to households, generating income and instilling pride in the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It has also established itself as a <\/span><b>comprehensive learning center<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, passing on every step of the weaving process\u2014from traditional techniques to modern innovations like <\/span><b>eco-printing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Here, the Academy produces more than just fabric\u2014it creates <\/span><b>opportunities, knowledge, and inspiration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to drive sustainable community growth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1584791105\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1093407349\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1320021668\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:50%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/people-thewa-thai-sliks-13-1024x768-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/people-thewa-thai-sliks-13-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/people-thewa-thai-sliks-13-1024x768-1-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vichalai-nb.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/people-thewa-thai-sliks-13-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1320021668 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1838124568\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><b>Academy Courses<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Souvenir and gift-making<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Natural dyeing and natural pigment powder production<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Fashion design and garment tailoring<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Fabric tie-dyeing<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Natural fabric dyeing<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Eco-print fabric making<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Handloom weaving<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. 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