Narmina, age 58, is always delighted to have guests in her house. Visitors, who brave the dubious road to her mountaintop home, have the pleasure of seeing the surrounding Astara landscape. The long socks she knits are consistently precise and beautifully creative. Living with her husband, son, daughter-in-law and two...
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Kamila
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Kamila is from the remote village of Hamosham in the region of Astara. She is part of the Talysh people group. One of our most efficient knitters, Kamila, who is often bedridden even after her multiple surgeries, has problems with her hip. When we met her in 2018 she was...
Elnura and Firuza
Elnura knits with her mother Firuza 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...