kabbua r5 in the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Rama 5 of the Chakri Dynasty Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Krom Luang Sappasitthiprasong Governor of Lao Kao Province brought the cloth of Ubon Ratchathani as an offering, which appears in the Royal Letter of Answer dated February 18, R.E. 114 at the National Archives.
"Dear Sanphasit, with the receipt of a letter dated January 13th, sending the cloth Yerabab Laos has been received.
This fabric is very well woven, Chiang Mai can't compete. If they were to provoke them to sell, there would be buyers. I will be a broker The part sent will be tailored. If I have time I will take pictures for you to see. But don't wait patiently because you can't tell when you're going to shoot.
Chulalongkorn Por.
From the research, it was found that it was a Kab Bua Kham pattern fabric. Weaving with Kid technique or lifted with silk thread (tinthong) inserted with silk mudmee Use the technique of sticking or sticking with different colors of silk onto the fabric.
kabbua kampoon 02 55 years later, on April 28, 1950, the people of Ubon Ratchathani joined together to weave silver silk sarong Lai Pikul flowers were presented to His Majesty the King for the royal wedding ceremony. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej with Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakon and after that, 5 years later on the occasion of His Majesty Visited the people of Ubon Ratchathani on November 17, 1955. Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the queen clothed with silver silk sarong that the people of Ubon Ratchathani offered to His Majesty and the King gave instructions to the audience in front of the Ubon Ratchathani City Hall saying, "Ubon people give this sarong as a wedding gift. when visiting Ubon therefore bringing it to the people of Ubon Ratchathani to look at it" to the overwhelming joy of all Ubon Ratchathani people
Kab Bua Pattern Fabric
The uniqueness of indigenous pattern fabrics that has been mentioned From the past to the present of Ubon Ratchathani people is Kab Bua cloth. This name is controversial. And many wondered about the origin, why is it a lotus leaf, not a lotus petal, and what part of the different pattern looks like? These are the questions that authors are constantly asked. From foreign friends, visitors and even disciples who are interested in knowing Therefore, it is the origin of the story that tells about the legend and pride of the people of Ubon Ratchathani.
Kab Bua cloth may be woven with cotton or silk. It consists of warp dyed in at least two colors. It is a line in the style of "Sin Tiw" which is widely popular in Ubon Ratchathani area. from past to present It is also woven with colored silk. (Squirrel tail spun silk) Mudmee and Kid
Kabbua fabric (Jorjk) is plain cloth or Kabbua fabric adding a patterned pattern. a star cluster pattern (Sometimes called Lai Dao Island) may be partly Or scattered throughout the fabric to inherit "Sin Hua Jok Dao", a unique sarong of Ubon. This Kab Bua (Jork) cloth is suitable for use in ceremonies or important occasions.
Pha Kab Bua (Kham) is woven cloth (sometimes called Khit) with Kham Kham (Golden Tin) may be inserted with silver silk. or different colors which is a fabric that requires a high level of elaborate weaving
Kabbua fabric is a fabric that uses 4 techniques mixed together for weaving. Starting from the warp line that requires 2 or more colors to create a line or horizontal pattern across the body when wearing a skirt. As for the weft line, it consists of 3 techniques, namely Yok (or 'Khit' in Isaan language, meaning to poke the warp line to create a pattern at only some points), squirrel tail (or 'Mapmai' in Ubon language, which means bringing 2 silk threads to twist together first. put on the weaving bobbin) and mudmee (using the rope to tie some places before dyeing cause some of the paint to stick until the pattern is formed)

In the past, the Kab Bua cloth had to have a horizontal or vertical pattern. which is popular among Tai and Tai Yuan groups Including the former Ubon people It is a property that every piece of Kab Bua fabric must have. The later version of the Kab Bua cloth also added a Jok Dao pattern at the bottom of the skirt. Jok Dao is to put your finger between the weaving threads. and then embroider a specific pattern in the form of a glittering star This is a distinctive feature that is not found in any old Isan fabric other than Ubon Ratchathani.
Kab Bua Kham fabric, a model of Kab Bua fabric that adds a gold lifting technique, lifting gold is forging metal into very thin lines. Then weave it in between? Resulting in a shiny fabric but also extremely heavy. This is a technique that was almost lost in Ubon Ratchathani. because ordinary people in those days were forbidden to wear gold brocade It is reserved for the lord and the successor of the lord. Thus, this kabbua weaving was made only in Chao Wang Nai Palace. making this wisdom still exist until now.