Heqiqet

Knitters

Heqiqet

Qebele region. 55 years old.  She never got married and lives with her brother and his family.  She spends the money on herself and her family.   Knitting since she was a little girl.     She works as a janitor at the school.    She wanted us to tell you "May you...

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Ilaha

Ilaha

Ilaha is from the village of Qemervan, in the region of Qebele and is a part of the Lezgi people group. Ilaha is working hard to build a house for her family. With a low paying job at the hospital as a cleaner, this was an impossible dream. Knitting socks...

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Kamale

Kamale

Qebele Region 59 years old and has 3 chilren. She makes a special pattern and design that she originally saw some others in her village making.  This design is more difficult than others. She wants people to enjoy this pattern and we have been able to pay her accordingly to...

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Bahar

Bahar

Bahar lives in a quaint mountain village in the Qebele region of Azerbaijan. We met her and her sister on our “Epic Walk”, when we were looking for new places, knitters and designs for our slipper socks. Communication with Bahar and her sister is challenging because they are both hard-of-hearing...

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