Mediteranian Knotted Lace

[Patricia]

Hi, lace people! I'm a tatter from Southwestern Virginia who would like to learn Mediterranean Knotted Lace. Does any one out there know about it and how to get started? Thanks.

[Lorelei Halley]

Patricia
I checked out this site you reference, and it appears to be what I would call Battenberg lace; machine made tapes held together by regular needle lace stitches. Did I miss the Oya page?
Lorelei

[Patricia]

No, Lorelei, I probably didn't know what the heck I was looking at, and it came up when I Googled oya, so there you go!! Wrong again!! I thought Battenburg involved stitching the lace into openings in linen, but I'm not sure what I know now.......

[Lorelei Halley]

Patricia
Terminology for many kinds of lace can be very confusing and is actually very confused. Some would call Battenberg "tape lace". But I (and most American bobbin lacemakers) reserve the term for bobbin made tape lace, of the Russian, Idrija, or Schneeberger varieties. Brititsh Engllish speakers use the term "braid lace" for bobbin made tape lace, hence they are comfortable using the term "tape lace" for Battenberg. I use the latter term because I had thought it was never used for anything else. But with lace terminology, you never know. One could go gaga just thinking about it.

[Patricia]

There was another site that mentioned free oya patterns, but I could never get the patterns to come up...

[Patricia]

Lorelei,
Thank you for clearing that up...sort of.....Like you say, one could go gaga trying to sort it all out. I'll just have to order the book on oya and then sort out the rest as I go. The bobbin lace that you make is exquisite. I wish I had the time to learn to do that method. I have a disabled son and am lucky to keep my head above water to tat and knit a bit. Thanks for being so helpful.

[Lorelei Halley]

Patricia
Our crafts can sometimes be the only thing that brings us calmness is the middle of insoluble problems.
Lorelei

[Sharon]

I don't know what just happened. I was typing and all of a sudden things shifted on screen and my entry disappeared, so my apologies if this goes through twice. One of the ladies in the 25 Motif Challenge did an extensive search for information on Oya and she has posted the links that she found on her blog which may help you in your search. Her blog is:
http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/
and you can click on the label for Oya, if this link to the Oya posts doesn't work
http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/search/label/Oya

[Patricia]

Thanks, Sharon...I'll check it out. Patricia

[Patricia]

Ruth,
Thank you so very much for your reply! Everyone has been so helpful and kind to tell me about this method of lace making. I found a book on Alibris that is very reasonably priced, so maybe I will be learning how to do it evetually.
Patricia

[John O'Leary]

The monthly "course" of the April 2000 edition of Anna Burda magazine features this lace. Not as comprehensive, needless to say, as Elena Dickson's books, but there are basic instructions and some nice patterns. Not sure how you'd get a copy of this magazine. You could try eBay, I suppose, which is how I got my copy, though I've no idea how available it is. Best wishes to all. John

[Barbara Gordon]

My lace group just finished a retreat on making this lace.  I wasn't able to go this year, but they said it was a lot of fun.  I saw sample of some of there work at today's meeting.   Now, I'm more interested in it to.

[james Dennison]

I just came across an article in Embellish Magazine Vol1 Issue 3 pg 24 about oya lace.  It is apparently made in four different manners,  The article lists Igne oyasi, Tig oyasi, Mekik oyalari, and Firkete Oya (this last being done on a fork)  there apparently is a color code Turkish women use to communicate among themselves when making or giving this lace.