Princess inspires local weavers

‘Donkoi Model’ earns international status

Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya on Monday presided over the opening of the Donkoi Sustainable Village, a community-based learning centre that utilises traditional indigo dyeing wisdom in this northeastern province.

Donkoi village residents told the Bangkok Post that they were delighted to welcome the return of the princess, who previously visited the village to promote traditional weaving in the community.

The centre also marked her 36th birthday on Jan 8.

Located at Donkoi School, the Donkoi Sustainable Village has become a community centre for discussing local wisdom and modern waving and dyeing techniques, where local and modern patterns are produced for clients across the kingdom.

Its modern pattern is designed for daily life, an idea that came from the…