Mystery lace identified

The mystery lace I posted about earlier (see this post) 

The historian/archivist who owns this piece is satisfied that it is Armenian/Turkish needle lace,  also called   igne oyasi   which is the Turkish version because the Armenian word(s) looks like this   ժանյակ  


thanks to all who helped identify this lace.  Here is a link to an article about this type of lace.


I just love the wonderful helpful people in the Lace/Fiber Arts World. 

Help with a lace mystery needed

This past weekend I was demonstrating Tatting at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion along with another lady, and we shared a booth with a gal demoing Bobbin Lace.
we had a great time.  P* the Bobbin Lace gal had a piece of lace that she was having difficulty identifying.  She is an archivist, and historian, so for her to have trouble was interesting.
I mentioned that I would take a couple pictures and post them for my lace friends to take a look at as maybe someone would be able to help.

The pictures are not as clear as I would like.  This is a new camera and I have to learn how to use it, as it just arrived on thursday.  P* has said that she can scan this if need be.  Some of the elements look like netting, or maybe bobbin lace? some of it looks like tatting, some of it looks like crochet.

If you can identify the type of lace it would be appreciated.

I tatted for a bit of Friday late afternoon and  from 9 - 5 on Saturday and Sunday and on monday it was from 9 - 3:30. Saturday I worked on the edging for the hanky from Michelle,  I now have 2 sides done.  This is a Mary Konior edging titled Beauty Spots.

previously posted, representative sample of the edging pattern

I discovered that it was a bit too difficult to constantly need to put it down or get interrupted with questions about tatting, I was doing way too much un-tatting.

Sunday and Monday I worked on the Arches doily pattern by Marilee Rocklee,  I was able to get all but 2/3rds of the last row finished and am working on that now.  I will post it when it has been blocked and the thread ends trimmed.

I did get a fair number of questions about tatting.  Sent couple ladies home with shuttles, thread, and internet links, and helped several more who had questions.  I had several sets of threads and shuttle set up for teaching chains with 2 colors using cheap plastic post or the metal Boye shuttles.

Unless one of my children took a picture of me/us/our booth, I have no pictures of me, but I can post a picture of  a steam engine that pulls a train around the grounds. You can ride on the train for free. and there is a smaller child size train as well.  The grounds cover about a section of land, for those who don't speak farm, that means 640 acres, or 1 square mile.  Lots and lots of exhibits covering both the steam era and the horse powered era as well. Not all of the area are exhibits, there is camping space for those who are working or demonstrating and for visitors.

Will post more about this as time goes by.

I have been asked back for next year, in fact the lady who has been tatting for the past 6-8 year has decided that with me coming she will get back into Bobbin lace and be back up for both me and P* for Bobbin Lace.