"ABAD" beneficiary: Khayala Shikhverdiyeva | Beneficiaries

"ABAD" beneficiary: Khayala Shikhverdiyeva | Region: Baku | Decorative-applied art

Khayala Shikhverdiyeva is a Muslim theologian. The housewife, ABAD beneficiary, who devoted her life to her children and family. Increasing amount of leisure time ,as children have grown up has simulated Khalaya Khanum to allocate more time to her hobby.

“My father's hobby was to make wooden boxes. Our childhood was spent watching him working, so I was inspired by the art. As a housewife, I love to decorate my house. First of all, I started to decorate the pillows in national style with artistic embroidery and after a while I was also making them suitable for gifting. I also make rosaries and as I am interested in many other types of decorative-applied folk art, I can widen the range of my handicrafts by time. ”

For nearly two years, Khayala Shikhverdiyeva has been operating as an ABAD beneficiary, and she is particularly pleased by making a profit through her favourite hobby.

Note that the handiwork of Khayala is available at all ABAD ethno-boutiques.