>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There has been a change in the translation of the word OYA from what we know in books published in the West. I think of OYA as a specific type of knotted lace from Armenia, which spread to other Mediterranean countries.<<<
What I was taught is that "Armenian" or "knotted" needlelace was what you describe here, and that "oya" and "bebilla" referred to the flowers and such used to trim scarves, which were made from knotted needlelace. >>>These two volumes are presented like catalogs, in color, with no instructions. Introduction and captions are in Turkish and English. Volume 1 is 253 pages; Volume 2 is 256 pages.<<< Thanks for the info, Jeri. It looked like there wasn't instruction, so I wasn't going to bid on the 2-volume thing, but I appreciate knowing my decision was correct. I'm sure they're lovely books, and I'd like to have them for the record of figures, but can't justify spending that much for pictures of figures without diagrams for their construction. >>>At the same time, I purchased a third book from the same source, which I think would be of *more value to lacemakers*. It is: "Osmanli' dan Gunumuze Oyalar (Oya Culture Since the Ottomans)", by Taciser Onuk, <<< I have this book. The instructions are diagrammatic. If one knows a little about the technique and has confidence, one can make the figures from these diagrams. The same author produced another, smaller book. It is soft-cover, but I don't remember the exact title (and have since sold it). I believe it has only needlelace figures, but plenty of them for most people. I looked up many of the figures from the little book and they're all in the big book (Oya Culture Since the Ottomans) with the same diagrams, but the big book also has the figures made by other techniques, and also some needlelace ones not in the little book. These are the two books I mentioned buying on eBay, one of them from the person selling the 2-volume set now. The other books Jeri mentioned on knotted lace are not about figures. They teach the stitch and how to do edgings and doilies. They're very good books about "Armenian" lace, but not about the figural edgings. just my opinion, as usual Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
