Knitters

Ismayilli Region 55 years old She has three children.  She told us to make sure that we wrote that she is looking for a nice bride for her sons (it is usually the parents job to find someone) and if you have any nice girls that would marry her son,...

Elnara lives near Lahij, an ancient village nestled high among the mountainous crags of the Ismayilli region. The people of Lahij are renown for their craftsmanship: the men are metal workers, while the women knit and make carpets. Elnara grew up admiring the skill of the knitters, but her father...

Sehla is from the village of Istisu in the region of Ismayili.   Sehla is 46 years old and has three children.  Neither she nor her husband have any other jobs and they survive on mostly subsistence farming. So Sehla and her family are very happy to be able to make some...