About Us

About Chimariva

Chima means "to connect, to be close." Riva means the seaside. Together: the people on the ship deck waving back to the people standing on the shore. Devotion at a distance. That's the name. That's the whole brand in one sentence.

What we make

Personalized embroidered things, made in our small atelier. Turkish cotton beach towels (peshtemal, the kind your towel was hoping for). Hooded beach ponchos for the moment between the ocean and the car. Bridal robes for the morning of the wedding. Custom wedding handkerchiefs for the dad who said he wouldn't cry. Muslin baby gifts that don't end up in a drawer. Jute totes that hold six towels and a bottle of wine.

Every product is made-to-order with your name, your initials, your inside joke, or your bridesmaid's name on it. We embroider and we print — your choice.

Why we're different

There are a lot of Etsy shops selling Turkish towels and wedding handkerchiefs. Most of them sound the same and ship the same. We don't. Two things make Chimariva different:

• We ship fast. Production: 1 business day. Shipping: next business day via UPS Express, worldwide. No three-week production lead time. Last-minute bride? We've got time.
• We write our own product pages. If you've read more than two Chimariva descriptions, you already know.

The bigger story

Songul started this with her husband. The early sketches were about the sea — wedding parties on the beach, bachelorette weekends, the trips you remember twenty years later. The first product was a Turkish cotton beach towel with a bride's name embroidered on it. The bride's mom wore it as a sarong in the photos. Somebody else's mom saw the photos and ordered three.

That's how it grew. One photo at a time.

Want to be part of it?

Visit a product. Add your name. We'll handle the rest.

Celebrate every moment of your life with a Chimariva gift.