Oya

[xstchntat]

Promised to post pictures of my first two flowers, didn't I?

I think they both look great! Just like anything I think they get better the more you do(practice)

[Ridgewoman]

Maureen. I have the piecework Magazine that gives detailed instructions, with good photos, and an article on Oya. If you would like to have it, I will ship it to you. (I'll have to find it on the bookshelf!) just e-mail me privately. You have my addy. love, Bev

[j.stacy]

those flowers look great!!! i'm so happy that people are showing interest in learning this technique!!! if i ever clean the junk off the top of the scanner, i'll get pics of my *VERY rudimentary* edgings uploaded!! (and now that i've mentioned it here, hopefully that will motivate me to get my butt in gear!!!

[couchcrochetcrumbs]

I'm so excited! - I spent a lovely day today, at the Brisbane Fibre Festival, and there was a vendor there from Turkey, selling genuine oya decoration! I've read about this form of needlelace, but it was the first time I'd seen it. It is beyond exquisite, very fine sewing thread, and in such bright colours. Some of it was heavily starched.The vendor told me that some is needlelace, and other pieces were crocheted. I didn't see any tatted examples.
I would have loved to have been able to buy some - one little scarf, in particular, took my eye. It was fairly coarse cotton, with the beautiful oya decoration on the edge. Sadly it was beyond my means, $95 - There were also rolls and rolls of the lace, bundled up to be attached to your own items. I'm so tempted to go back for another look on Sunday, I don't think I fully explored that option!

-Hi maureen! I'm an oya lace maker from melbourne, and the oya I sell is alot cheaper than the one you saw- the reason why it was probably so expensive was because it might have been made with silk thread, and not nylon thread like I use. I'd be humbled if you took a look at my blog for more of my oya examples: www.couchcrochetcrumbs.blogspot.com

[Fiona T]

Have just had a look on your blog, beautiful craft work! Lots of inspiration :)

[couchcrochetcrumbs]

I'm glad, now I'll have more views on my blog because of you hahahaha. Thanks xx

[couchcrochetcrumbs]

Its turkish knotted lace, you can see examples on my blog: www.couchcrochetcrumbs.blogspot.com

[j.stacy]

your blog is AWESOME!! if you want to ogle oya, be sure to check it out yall! not only are there examples of turkish knotted lace, but also crocheted oya edgings! i was wondering if you could tell us couchcrochetcrumbs, what is your personal history with oya: where did you learn about it, learn *how* to do it, etc?

i have a strange love for the turkish laces, all different types. strange because i loved it immensely from the first time i saw it, i've had a strange magnetic attraction to it ever since. i have been trying to learn it, bought books about it, searched the web for lord knows how many hours.... and although i've learned the basic knot, i haven't been able to really learn to make the lace, which basically means that every attempt of mine is crap. it's the tension that is really hard to learn... to get even... it is a very elusive type of lace. this sounds extremely arrogant, but i don't mean it to be: i have never met a craft that i couldn't teach myself to do. only out of necessity though, there is no one in my family who could teach me the crafts i wanted to learn, so i taught myself, through books, youTube videos, internet etc tatting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, quilting, spinning yarn. so to find this one thing eludes me still, it makes me want to rip my hair out!! i suspect that this style of knotted lace is something that you have to practice constantly. that is the only way to achieve a level of comfort & ability with the technique.

turkish knotted oya is cruel yet bewitching mistress!
<3 misfit

[couchcrochetcrumbs]

Thanks J.stacy!! Well my story begins from finding left over craft projects by my partners mother the last time before last when she was here from Turkey. Until that moment I'd never heard of oya, however being Lebanese and Muslim, I knew that alot of Turks and Arabs decorated their scarves with crochet and tatting. And then I found this lovely scarf all with igne oyasi on it and I asked my partner what it was and how she did it- Of course he was no help to me (lol) So he rang her up and asked her, and she gave me a basic lesson over the phone (trust me my 1st attempts were worse than hideous) and then when she came over the last time I went crazy on asking her how to do things, so she taught me. It took me about a year to get like really really good, but now I can do almost anything thanks to her. I still have alot of stuff I'd like to learn from her, but shes back in Turkey now, so I might go there soon!

Dont give up on trying, although I always say its so much easier having someone next to you. I never had a book or a video to work from so I think I was at an advantage there.

Enjoy your day, thanks for the lovely comment.

[Joy]

Please can someone point me in the right direction for the Tatted Oya lace, thanks in advance
Joy