Musubi Pouch • Seashells • Navy over Blue

At the Jana Lam Studio we’re always making things— of course, that’s what we do!  But it’s so exciting to be able to use the leftover fabric that would normally be cast aside.  These onigiri-shaped pouches are products made from just that, and concocted from the mind of our amazing Steph Kaji, who took awkwardly shaped pieces and turned them into triangular fabulousness. Form and function are key in these little pouches, and each one has a key ring, so you can hang them in a convenient place, where it’s on hand for easy access- coins, cash, keys, lip gloss, air pods, parking tickets…you name it, pack it in your musubi!

The Details:
3" x 3" x 3"
Fully lined, 3" zipper closure

Due to the hand-printed and hand made nature of this product, print and color placement will vary from photograph.

Made in Hawai‘i, USA

Seashells. Every so often certain designs will start to make Jana antsy. Shellini is one such design. For years she wanted to change it up and put an editing hand to it. Finally she set her mind to it, but instead of editing it as she intended, she completely redid it and so the resulting print is a fully reimagined version of Shellini. Interestingly enough, Seashell is probably the most true to life of all the Jana Lam prints except for ‘Ae which was drawn purposefully to look just like the actual fern. For this design, Jana drew a few shells from actual photos, and for others she combined parts and pieces here and there from different shells and put them together, and sometimes she made them up altogether. Jana will always be fond of this print because when she was tracing all the shells that make up this print (and there were more, it’s actually been edited down, with shells taken out, she was totally in the zone and only goofed up and used white-out a couple of times. She’s really proud of the precise and detailed nature of this new print.

Fabric: 
All Jana Lam Handmade in Hawai‘i textiles are silk-screened by hand on cotton fabrics with water-based inks. This piece is made from 100% cotton fabric that is reinforced with interfacing to give the fabric some shape with a soft feel.

Care:
The #janalamfam recommends spot cleaning when smaller spots show up. We usually use Shout Wipes for that, but Jana has used tide pens in the past. Make sure if there is a white top print to be a little more gentle on rubbing spots out. Since the ink sits on top of the fabric a bit more than other colors, there is a chance of the ink rubbing off and getting on other parts of the fabric. 

But, you can put your Jana Lam's in the wash. We usually use a hand wash cycle and lay flat to dry. After it's dried, it is always good to give it a little bit of an iron. We use 100% cotton fabric, so it may shrink in the dryer, but will definitely stand up to ironing.