HÊLÎN EYLÛL

Qamishlo- Everyone knows that women are the architects of life. They always work hard for themselves, their children, families, relatives and friends. Iptîhal Mehmûd, director of the Hêzil Culture and Art Center in the Tirbespiyê town of Qamishlo Canton, is one of the women, who are the architects of life by making handicrafts.

Expressing that she has been interested in handicrafts since her childhood, Iptîhal Mehmûd said, “I have loved handicrafts since my childhood. I studied fine arts and now teach children how to make handicrafts at the Hêzil Culture and Art Center. When young women come to the center to learn how to make handicrafts, I feel very happy.”

“This is not a job but art for me”

Speaking about the importance of handicrafts, she said, “I want to teach women how to make handicrafts because I have loved handicrafts since my childhood. Many people ask me how I make handicrafts. I feel more lively and sociable when I work. We learn many knitting patterns from each other. In the past, women gathered in villages to knit dolls and sweaters. Now, we knit and make handicrafts at the Hêzil Culture and Art Center.”

They work to organize a handicraft fair

Reporting that they will organize a handicraft fair soon, Iptîhal Mehmûd said, “We aim to hold the fair in the beginning of winter for the women, who have learned how to make handicrafts at the center. Women have already made many handicrafts at the center and they want to sell their products at the fair. Now, I am working to develop new projects for women and children.”