Dear Christina...well, first..... no, I do not teach Needle oya.! ;-) I have two books on the subject and a couple of us are stumbling along. I have a friend, who was here on Sat, and she left with my book...Turkish/English version She sent me a link to site where the book, in Turkish, is printable Great pictures. too http://www.akmb.gov.tr/turkce/books/osmanlidangunoyalar/ It has good diagrams and some English. She has also found a lady in Ca who makes and sells and will send that link to me , also
About a year ago i becamse interested and eventually thru ebay made contact with a gal in Istanbul, she is very fluent in English. Suzan (Caliskan) is lovely and thru her I bought the books I have. She sells strips of the needle oya and other Turkish hand work. on ebay. She also handles the thread that she said is used...I questioned that when it arrived, because of the texture, but my friend, Shay, said that she read the pieces are starched. So we are learning every day. You can go to Suzans ebay store, the link is http://stores.ebay.com/sunnymailbox . Christina, suzan is a lovely ,helpful lady. ...about 45 years old. Gentle, kind and well spoken. We have become fast friends...the name I use for her is Sunny...and she is! If you have access to PIECEWORK magazine (Interweave Press) two issues have very good articles about needle oya. Issue J/A 1996 page 22 and the current issue J/ F 2006 page 28. Both are informative in different ways and both have instructions. this lates issue explains how there are peopl buying the needle work of the ladies in the smallcommunities, especially since the 1999 earthquake, so they can make money 'for bread' i think both issues are available......... I do not think reticella is related to the mid-eastern laces...Armeniam lace is and the needle oya is classed with Bebilla. it is prominant in most mid-eastern countries. i was so pleased to see you inquiry. Suzan has the book I bought ((she originally found it for me )..it is out of print. that is what started his friendship.She still lists it, occasionally.....very expensive.......but i am glad that I bit the bullet and got it. I have a second book on beaded oya, no English but great pictures. Jeri in Maine mentioned the two volume set that Suzan also has. it is a reference catalogue. I have not seen it. Oya can be needle, tatted, beaded and /or crocheted. The word itself means embellishment. please let me hear what you learn and I will forward any information the crosses my desk.. BarbE ... near Dallas ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 5:32 PM Subject: [lace] Oya & reticella laces Does anyone know of anyone in the US who teaches these laces? I am especially interested in learning the Turkish laces/Oya. I am hoping to find someone on the east coast who teaches it but will go just about anywhere. Christina Midlothian VA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release Date: 1/20/2006 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
