Design research with the use of visual and symmetry analysis in indigenous woven textiles.

Since the 1990s, there have been developments in the weaving process for making fabrics in the Long district, Phrae province, northern Thailand, with the aim of reducing the production time and increasing the production capacity with respect to poverty alleviation and cultural revitalization. In this article, the symmetry patterns in fabrics in a collection of 17 vintage (traditional) skirts held in the Komol Antique Textile Museum, in the Long district, are examined to determine how to distinguish fabrics woven by the integrated method from those woven by the traditional method. The research includes visual and symmetry analysis, literature review, fieldwork, and the creation of a pattern booklet.