MOST PRIZED OF ALL
Lace edging, which appears all over Anatolia in various forms and motifs, has different names depending on the means employed: needle, crochet hook, shuttle, hairpin, bead, tassel to name just a few. Sewing needle lace is a variety that was produced by affluent, aristocratic, urban women. The most beautiful examples of such lace, which was usually made with a sewing needle using silk thread, were produced in the Ottoman Palace.

Crochet work can be done in different ways in colors of one’s choosing by using a single crochet hook. It differs from sewing needle lace in that it employs thicker thread and is less delicate in appearance. Shuttle lace is produced more by women in the villages and provincial towns, using a small shuttle made of bone. Either one or two colors are used.