Knitters

Lena is from the village of Bedirqala in the Qusar region and a part of the Lezgi people group. She says she saw her grandmother and mother knitting as a child, and she's been knitting ever since. She has knit for herself, for her family, and to sell socks herself;...

Reyhan is from the village of Hil in the Qusar region and a part of the Lezgi people group.  She's been knitting for 25 years, she learned to knit from her mother-in-law and since then, she has taken orders for bridal dowries and gifts, and she also sold socks at...

From our knitter: My name is Alena.  I am 45 years old and I live in Imamqulukend in the region of Qusar.  I have been knitting since I was 16 years old.  I have 2 children and I use the money I made for them as they are both studying in...