How to create an Needle Lace Turkish Oya Flower

[Judy]

Hello Everyone,

I would love to learn how to create a Needle Lace Oya Flower but I can not find any reference to how to do this.  I know information on this is rare but I am hoping someone out there would have some information/book or could share their experience in making one. Also maybe there is also an instructor in needle lace that someone can refer me too?

Thanks Hugs Judy

[Linda]

Hello Judy, I had not heard of this until this post.  I found these two references from many on Google.  Lorelei will hopefully be along presently with lots more information.  I have very little experience in different lace techniques, but having seen this I feel it's a technique that you would find easy to do and a pleasure to behold the finished result.  Good luck.  The book from eBay looks interesting.  Enjoy.

http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/ID/Oya.html

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/TURKISH-ANTIQUE-LACE-OYA-NEEDLEWORK-CROCHET-BOO...

 

[Lorelei Halley]

Judy:

Have you checked out the list of Books and Resources on the OYA page of needlelacetalk?  There are several books and some links there.

http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/group/oyaturkisharmenianmediterranea... 

 

[Rengin Yazitas]

Hi Judy,

I got so excited to hear another foreign Lady would like to learn our traditional needle lace.  I love to used flower type oyas on my crazy quilts and upon hişgh interest I started to sell them via my online store. Please visit my Etsy store to see a book called "Oya Culture since Ottomans" that is a good one with English oya making instructions.  

Best wishes from Istanbul,

Rengin    

[Judy]

Hello Rengin, My Friend.  I bought some OYA Flowers from you several years ago but I did not know you had a book on how to make them in English.  How fantastic.  Thanks so much for your lovely reply.  Hugs Judy

[Toos van Sluijs-Huisman]

Hi Judy. Do you know the book "The Complete Book of Stumpwork Embroidery"in there is a good explanation of needle lace, maybe not the flower you want but there is a good description of the technique.

Good luck

Toos

[zeeniya zulfikar]

Hi Judy,

I happened to see this oya lace on a blog site. Since I didn't know what it was I browsed the web to know more about it. I saw a request from a 'stitchinfingers' friend only then. So here is a rather good blogsite I came across. It's 'couchcrochetcrumbs' . I had a look at the youtube video she had uploaded. I think it might help you to get a better idea of how to do it. Hope this is useful to you. Good luck.

Zeeniya