Press & Media · Holiday 2026
The mahjong gift for whatever she celebrates.
Every NOLI JUNE mat is named for a woman in the founder's grandmother's Tuesday mahjong circle, which met for forty years. FA LA LADIES, our winter collection, follows four of them through the holidays: a ski chalet, a Christmas somewhere warm, the eighth night of Hanukkah, and a New Year's Eve that ran late.
- Dice dishes $39
- Tablecloths $115
- Mats $172 to $215
- Tables from $1,500
- Available November 3
Press contact: Elyse Pickle, Founder
elyse@nolijune.com · 314.580.3717
Samples, interviews and high-res images on request
Gifts at every price
From a stocking stuffer to the table itself.
For the mahjong player in your life, whether she has a game room or clears the dining table every Tuesday.
$39
Dice dish
A dish for the dice that matches her mat. The easy hostess thank-you.
$115
Tablecloth
A coordinating cloth for the table under the game.
$172 to $215
Mahjong mat
33.5 inches of leatherette, named for a woman from the Tuesday circle. The gift she uses every week.
From $1,500
The table
Sue Adores a Scallop folds to about 5.5 inches. No game room required.
FA LA LADIES · Available November 3
Four women. Four holidays.
Twelve pieces: a mat, a matching tablecloth and a dice dish for each woman. Every mat is 33.5 inches square on 700gsm textured leatherette, made in London, and arrives rolled in its own storage bag.
The last run
Ruth Took the Last Run in the Dark
- Mat$215
- Ruth Never Made It Down the Blue tablecloth$115
- Ruth's Après Mahjong dice dish$39
Winter, somewhere warm
Shirley Wore a Parka to the Beach
- Mat$215
- Shirley Swore It Never Snows Here tablecloth$115
- Shirley's Festive Flamingos dice dish$39
The eighth night
Marlene Put Out a Spread on the Eighth Night
- Mat$215
- Marlene Won at Dreidel Again tablecloth$115
- Marlene's Frosted Cookies dice dish$39
New Year's Eve
Rochelle Didn't Make It to Midnight
- Mat$215
- Rochelle Popped the Good Champagne tablecloth$115
- Rochelle's Disco Ball dice dish$39
The big gift · From $1,500
Sue Adores a Scallop. The table she'll host at for years.
Elyse built the first one for her own game. Nothing she could find online was big enough for a full mat, pretty enough to leave out, and still folded away after hosting. So she made it: a 35-inch square with a scalloped edge, cut to fit a NOLI JUNE mat, that folds flat and slides into a closet when the game is over. No game room required. It's named for her grandmother Sue, who hosted the Tuesday game for forty years.
- Size35 x 35 inches
- FoldedAbout 5.5 inches, with a leather carrying strap
- FinishesMarshmallow, Pearlescent Marshmallow, Dusty Rose, Sultry Sage
- FitsNOLI JUNE 33.5-inch mats and standard 30 to 31-inch mats
- Lead timeBuilt to order in 4 to 6 weeks, ships within the US
The whole table, under the tree: pair it with a FA LA LADIES mat for a complete holiday setup, from $1,715.
Table imagesSee the table
About NOLI JUNE
The short version.
NOLI JUNE makes heirloom mahjong mats, tablecloths and tables, designed by founder Elyse Pickle and named for the women of her grandmother Sue's Tuesday mahjong circle, which met for forty years. Each mat is made in London on 700gsm textured leatherette. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, NOLI JUNE is sold at nolijune.com and through independent mahjong shops across the United States. Its winter collection, FA LA LADIES, arrives November 3.
Fast facts
- Founder
- Elyse Pickle
- Based in
- Memphis, Tennessee
- The name
- For Sue's great-granddaughter
- Made
- In London, on 700gsm textured leatherette
- Mats
- 33.5 in, $172 to $215
- Tablecloths
- $115
- Dice dishes
- $39
- The table
- Sue Adores a Scallop, from $1,500
- Shipping
- 7 to 12 days, worldwide
- Stockists
- Independent mahjong shops
The story
Forty years of Tuesdays.
Every Tuesday afternoon for forty years, the same women showed up at the home of Sue, the founder's grandmother. The living room, the sunroom, gin, gossip and mahjong. They didn't always play to win. They played to be there.
Sue's granddaughter, Elyse Pickle, started NOLI JUNE to set that table again. Every mat is designed by the founder and named for one of the women in the circle, with a name that tells you exactly who she was: Jean Always Chose Cranberry From a Can. Sue Dabbled in Spellwork.
The brand mark is Whiskey Sue, the founder's poodle, named for her grandmother.
Sue
Wore fur to the grocery store. Did not curate. Had taste.
Lena
Took her water with lemon. Drove a convertible. Knew everyone's birthday.
Harriet
Brought a single dahlia in a coupe. Hosted only her own garden.
Jean
Fed her two white poodles paté on porcelain. Did not apologize.
Images
Free to use with credit to NOLI JUNE.
Ruth Took the Last Run in the Dark
Shirley Wore a Parka to the Beach
Marlene Put Out a Spread on the Eighth Night
Rochelle Didn't Make It to Midnight
Ruth Never Made It Down the Blue Tablecloth
Shirley Swore It Never Snows Here Tablecloth
Marlene Won at Dreidel Again Tablecloth
Rochelle Popped the Good Champagne Tablecloth
Ruth's Après Mahjong Dice Dish
Shirley's Festive Flamingos Dice Dish
Marlene's Frosted Cookies Dice Dish
Rochelle's Disco Ball Dice Dish
Sue Adores a Scallop table
Sue Dabbled in Spellwork
Jean Always Chose Cranberry From a Can
Harriet Got Lost in the Corn Maze
Lena Took Seven Months to Needlepoint a Pillow
Soirée at Sue's
Sue's Talisman Dice Dish
Brand mark, coral
Brand mark, black
The founder
Elyse Pickle
Elyse Pickle is a Memphis-based founder and brand strategist with sixteen years in digital marketing. She started NOLI JUNE to honor her grandmother Sue's forty-year Tuesday mahjong circle, and designs every mat herself. The brand went from concept to hundreds of orders in its first week.
She built the first Sue Adores a Scallop table for her own game, because nothing she could find online was big enough for a full mat, pretty enough to leave out, and still folded away after hosting.
She is available for interviews, podcasts and segments.
- The heritage story. A grandmother's Tuesday game, turned into a brand.
- The mahjong boom. Why a new generation is coming back to the weekly table.
- The founder story. Building a brand with soul from Memphis.
- Hosting. How to set a mahjong table worth gathering around.
On a gift guide deadline?
Images, pricing and samples for holiday gift guides.
Email Elyse with your deadline and the pieces you are considering. FA LA LADIES is available to shop November 3.
Email Elyse