Elnura and Firuze

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Elnura and Firuze

Elnura knits with her mother Firuze who are from the village of Khaltan in the region of Quba.  They are part of the Tat people group. After getting ripped off by a distant relative, this mom and daughter duo knit to help get themselves out of debt. They learned to...

Ulviyye

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Ulviyye is from a village in the region of Qax. Ulviyye is the young mom of 5 kids which all live together with her husband in one room. Her youngest are 5 year old twins who don’t let her knit easily! She mostly knits after her kids are sleeping each...

Seadet

Seadet is from the village of Piral in the region of Qusar.  She is part of the Lezgi people group. Seadet is very shy, so this picture is of her mother-in-law.  She didn't want her picture taken. Her father-in-law was her teacher in school and picked her for his son...

Roza

Roza is the quintessential woman. Being an exceptional mother, wife, homemaker, and knitter. She loves her two daughters and knits so that they can have a chance to go to university which no one in her family has been able to attain yet.