Needle Lace Flowers: Techniques for Creating Exquisite Floral Motifs and Borders - Tapa blanda

Sept 13 Here's a technique for making pretty decorative flowers. This is a kind of crochet, called oya, that comes from Turkey, using a needle as opposed to a crochet hook. It is often used as a trim on scarves. There is an interesting history of this type of needlework in the book. To me, this book has the wrong title, I would rather have seen it called Oya Crochet or even Turkish Crochet. At first I thought it was flowers made with one of those plastic flower makers. This is far more interesting. I love the example on page 7, which unfortunately is not included despite the fact that the subtitle of the book suggests there are border pattens included, the only patterns are for single flowers. The book shows how to make different flowers and suggests how to use them, but for the majority of suggestions, it is simply attaching the flowers to an object such as a frame or headband. It is an interesting method and I would like to see a book of trims. * Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts * Feb 14 The British born author moved to Turkey where the local craft of Oya work inspired her to help the Turkish women to develop their age-old craft skills. This book helps to introduce the craft to a wider audience. After a brief history each project has clear instructions and beautiful photographs, showing the flowers. The stitches are clearly explained also. An interesting technique for any one capable with a needle. * Merseyside Embroiderer's Guild (megonline.co.uk) *

A complete guide to creating exquisite floral motifs and borders, using just a needle and thread, and traditional Turkish Oya techniques. Learn how to make more than 16 needle lace flowers using traditional Turkish Oya embroidering skills. Beautiful projects to make with each of the flower designs Clear, step-by-step instructions, accompanied by beautiful photographs, easy-to-follow charts and artwork illustrations