Medina

Knitters

Medina

Medina is 17 years old.  Her mom has been knitting for many years and she learned how to make hats and scarves.  Her mom, who knits our tree skirts, offered to teach her how to make one of our products so that she could slowly learn how to earn and...

Sevinj - Tree Skirts

Sevinj is from Zaqatala.  She watched a group of her neighbor ladies make tree skirts for a few years until she decided she also wanted to learn.  After trying for a few months she finally was able to give her first tree skirt which was perfect!  She has small children...

Kemala - Tree Skirts

Kemala is from Oguz, but lives in Zaqatala.  She learned how to knit from her mother but didn’t know how to make tree skirts until her neighbor taught her.  She has since taught her daughter who is in high school to knit as well.  Her daughter makes sweater ornaments on...

Xanim - Tree Skirts

Xanim is from Siyezen region but lives in Zaqatala and learned how to make tree skirts from her neighbor Gulnara.  She has 3 kids and her 2 daughters who are in high school have learned how to knit and are making tiny sweater ornaments for us now.  She is spending...