The Yali Story

Yali is an online boutique based in the charming seaside village of Stonington, CT.

Our aim is to bring unique and beautiful textiles and home décor from Turkey to you. Our shop also carries a wide selection of items from Morocco and India as well.

We are thrilled to be working with the few remaining families in Turkey who use old style shuttle looms and manufacture their Turkish loopy towels and pestemals by hand from GOTS certified organic cotton. A pestemal is a flat woven towel originally used in the Turkish Hamams or Baths, and has various uses in addition to acting as a towel! We always travel with one (used to sit on, cover up with as a shawl if too chilly or sunny) and they are even used as sarongs or tablecloths. Great for boating (they are lightweight and dry quickly), the gym or the beach. They are each a work of art in their own right.