The Oya necklaces are born from the intermingling of the Turkish lace tradition and the look of Christine Delpal, creator of the Karawan brand.

A modern mixed creation

Oya laces are born from the intense and promising encounter of Hanifa and her sisters; from a village in Anatolia they know the traditional art of Turkish lace, with the travelling eyes of Christine Delpal, founder of Karawan.

Since then, Karawan is committed, through its foundation, to the promotion of the traditional knowledge of the Silk Roads. Christine revisits this traditional art with her design to create unusual collections, to protect this knowledge in a process of solidarity economy.
There is a common desire to pass on and to help them being more professional, to reach new income and innovation, through a traditional feminine know-how often limited to the domestic area.

Christine spent extended times in the Anatolian mountains with Hanifa, and together, in a dynamic of co-creation, they imagined those adornment inspired by the earthly colours of the region and the ever changing rhythm of the seasons. Sets to coordinate or decoordinate at will… Following only the feminine common thread of lace!

Since 2010, 30 women of the neighbouring villages have organised themselves in a collective organisation to ensure the formation of the young and organise the production around the year for a regular renewal of the collection.

Delivered in a Nepalese paper pouch handmade and serigraphed

LENGTH : 45 cm.

Handmade in Turkey

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A hymn to femininity

A refined collection of thread-like textile fabrics in the telluric colors of the Anatolian seasons.
Lace "Oya" is a very traditional traditional art, inheriting the Silk Roads.

The thread is worked with a very fine needle, or hook, sometimes enhanced with pearls to emphasize the reasons. It is today inseparable from the "Yazma" this flowery scarf, so recognizable women of Anatolia.

OYA, a traditional Ottoman lace brought by the Silk Roads

Originally made in the Ottoman palaces, it was used to trim clothes, cushions, curtains… Introduced in the European courts during the 16th century and it was included in the French dictionary during the16th century under the name of Turkish lace. Around the second half of the 18th century, lace was a real fashion. In the harem, the challenge for the courtesan was to create the most beautiful lace.

At that time, the silk laces were made with a gold or silver thread, and the Sultan Mahmud 1st had to enact sumptuary laws to limit their use. Since then, Oya lace has become more accessible. It has spread throughout the country where it is used for the “yazma”, the scarf worn by Anatolian women. It is said that the Anatolian woman expresses her feelings and shows her affiliation with the patterns and the colours she uses.

Discover these vintage scarves that Karawan collected during his many trips to Anatolia.