Minaya lives in the village of Imamqulukend in Qusar. She is part of the Lezgi people group. She is over 55 and has been knitting for her entire life. Now she has a daughter-in-law living with her who takes care of most of the work around the house. Minaya is...
Knitters
Ilahe - Short socks
Ilahe is from the village of Imamqulukend in Qusar. She is a part of the Lezgi people group. Her village is famous for knitting socks and Ilahe says she learned from her mother-in-law whom she has been living with since she got married 20 years ago. She also works in...
Rahile
Rahile is from the village of Zarat-Kheyberi in Shamaxi. She is part of the Tat people group. Zarat-Kheyberi is one of the most remote villages in Azerbaijan. No normal car can reach this village and it only has about 100 people living there and the school only has 5 students. This village is famous...
Kamale - Long Socks
Kamale is from the village of Kelekhan in Lerik. She is part of the Talysh people group. Here Kamale is pictured with Teresa (founder of Azerbaijani Socks). She is so happy to have some friends outside of her village and to have special visitors. Her world is small in her...