About ANALI

About Anali ANALI began far more years before its incorporation in 1991. Lynn Goldstein and Sally Wallace learned at an early age the separation of art from craft. Grandmother Anna Weber inspired the business by teaching Lynn and Sally the art of fine handcrafts, fueling a passion that would one day turn this favorite pastime into ANALI – translating to “little Ana” named for their grandmother. Now focusing on decorative towels to highlight bath spaces and to set off the presentation of gourmet servings and to delight friends with special gifts. After many years as successful business women in the financial and architectural arenas, Lynn and Sally continued to pursue embroidery ventures as hobbies. Lynn traveled in Europe, always admiring machine embroidered patterns on fine Italian linens. Sally had a strong desire to design a home accessories store. One Christmas holiday, Lynn and Sally sat together and discussed their artistic ideas freely over a glass of wine. It was then they decided to explore the possibility of designing and manufacturing linens of their own. Lynn and Sally had the name, now they needed a corporate identity and color designs. Lynn designed the ANALI logo, incorporating threads to symbolize their embroideries as part of the large A. The first full color design, a yellow pansy flower framed in a striped border, posed such intricate shading patterns that a graphic artist and friend insisted they add “Exquisite Needlework” to the brand name – setting a sRead their story