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!

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