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Lace "OYA" is worked in very fine needle with a sometimes embellished with beads to highlight the reasons women over Anatolia. Christine Delpal revisits this traditional art by inventing a collection of delicate jewelry. An ornament of arabesques while lace.
Discover the history of textile jewelry Oya
 | 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 : 50 cm. Handmade in Turkey Copyright ©Karawan Authentic - Deposited model. |
 | A hymn to femininity |
 | OYA, a traditional Ottoman lace brought by the Silk Roads Originally made in the Ottoman palaces, it was used to trim clothes, cushions, curtains… Introduced in the European courts during the 16th century and it was included in the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. |  |
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