Yes, you're quite right that oya = lace to Turks, but to the rest of the world, oya has come to mean the tiny flowers and birds made with knotted needlelace. In the article, she clearly used the word that way, and only referred tangentially to crocheted and tatted "oya."
Avital On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Several times in the past, I've reviewed and listed all the Turkish oya > (lace) books in my library. To them, "oya" is like the word "lace". It > covers a number of techniques. In my modern Turkish lace books "Oya" refers > to > the delicate knotted lace, but also crochet and tatting. > > Jeri Ames > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > > In a message dated 8/3/2009 12:20:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > A few years > ago, PieceWork magazine had an article on needlelace oya, but the > accompanying photo showed mostly crocheted and tatted oya! - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
