Yuva Blog

Caring for Your Organic Cotton Turkish Towels

Dec 03, 2023

The superior quality of Turkish cotton is what gives the towels their super absorbent nature. The more they are washed, the softer, fluffier, and more absorbent the become. As these towels haven't been treated with harsh chemicals like other cotton towels, we recommend washing them a few times before use to break them in. Caring for organic cotton Turkish towels is essential to ensure their...

A Brief history of Mary Kelly Kilims

Jun 22, 2021

A chance meeting with a friendly rug dealer whilst on a family holiday in Turkey 25 years ago, was the start of Mary Kelly Kilims. Bitten by the rug-bug almost instantly, it was the flat-woven Kilims with their history, patterns & colour that first attracted my attention. (Kilim weaving in fact, predates the knotted-pile rug by many years.) At the time we were based in...

How Old is My Kilim Rug?

Jun 09, 2021

One of the best things about buying a one of a kind kilim rug is that age is likely to retain and in some cases, increase their value over time. This is something that is untrue for almost any other purchase for the home! Age however will not make up for a poorly designed, dyed and woven kilim—a poor quality rug which is 100 years...