Aloha!

Downtown General Store specializes in hand-screened t-shirts and flour sack towels designed by our own in-house artists, hand-sewn ornaments, and more. We feature the local flavors of Hawaii in our designs and always stir up chuckles from our customers. Visit us at our next craft fair, or, if you can’t wait, email us at dgstore@hawaii.rr.com to order our products.

2020 Craft Fair Schedule

2021 Made In Hawaii Festival – November 11-14, 2021 at Ala Moana Shopping Center

Temari – TBA

Diamond Head Arts & Crafts Fair – TBA

Flour Sack Towels

During the plantation days, flour was purchased in 100 pound sacks. Once the sacks were emptied, washed and bleached, they had a variety of different uses such as: kitchen towels, cleaning and polishing cloths, diapers and underclothing. They were even sewn together to make sheets and pillowcases in homes that could not afford regular bedding.

Since flour sack towels are super soft, completely lint-free, absorb like a paper towel and dry faster than normal kitchen towels, they add sparkle to dishes, glassware, and windows. All the nubs, imperfections and shadings are characteristics of this fine towel. They are pre-washed, pre-shrunk and resistant to unraveling.

We hand-screen our flour sack towels with water-based ink to retain its softness and absorbency.

Square Towels

Approx. 27″ x 27″

Manoa Lettuce

Hachimaki – Geometric

Hachimaki – Lattice

Hachimaki – Mandala

Hachimaki – Tapa

Chinese Zodiac

Humuhumu

Koinobori

Hinamatsuri

Pepe Honu

Kihikihi

Kintaro

Crab Catch

Ukulele Jam

Starry Starry Fish

Money Cat

Bear Chefs

Oama Run

Grill Quilt

Pineapple

Sakura

Dimsum

Lei

Honohono

Milk Caps

Bozu

Bamboo

Hawaiian Quilt

Long Towels

Approx. 16″ x 27″

Zodiac Rat

Zodiac Ox

Zodiac Tiger

Zodiac Rabbit

Zodiac Dragon

Zodiac Snake

Zodiac Horse

Zodiac Sheep

Zodiac Monkey

Zodiac Rooster

Zodiac Dog

Zodiac Boar

Exclusive Towels

Approx. 27″ x 27″

TinyHearts808

Only available at TinyHearts808 (Etsy)

Sugar Cane

Only available at Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum

Aloha

Only available at Biasa Rose

Hawaiian Eye Chart

Only available at Biasa Rose

Maui Map

Only available at Biasa Rose

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Only available at Bishop Museum

Kapa

Only available at Bishop Museum

Aloha Heart

Only available at Hakubundo

Island Favorites

Only available at Hakubundo

Live Local

Only available at Hakubundo

Aloha

Only available at Red Pineapple

Flour Sack Towel Masks

Face masks made from our 100% cotton flour sack towels, nose wire and adjustable elastic.

Tapa Mask

Lattice Mask

Geometric Mask

Mandala Mask

Kimchi Queen Mask

Lord of Lumpia Mask

Manapua Master Mask

Sashimi Chef Mask

Sakura Mask

Bamboo Mask

Pepe Honu Mask

Starry Starry Fish Mask

Lei Mask

Kihikihi Mask

Flour Sack Towel Availability

Oahu

Bishop Museum – Honolulu
The Compleat Kitchen – Kahala Mall
Foodland Farms – Ala Moana Shopping Center
Foodland Farms – Pearl City Gateway
Foodland Kapolei – Kapolei
Hakubundo – Ward Center & Pearlridge
Island Olive Oil Company – Ward Center & Kailua Town Center
Na Mea Hawaii – Ward Center
Paiko – Kakaako
Red Pineapple – Ward Center & Kapolei

Big Island

Banyan Gallery – Hilo
Foodland Farms Mauna Lani – Kohala
Foodland Waimea – Kamuela
Mauna Kea Market – Kamuela
The Most Irresistable Shop in Hilo – Hilo
Sack N Save Kona – Kailua-Kona

Maui

Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum – Puunene
Biasa Rose – Paia
Designing Wahine Emporium – Makawao
Foodland Kihei – Kihei
Hale Zen – Lahaina
Sunkissed Wahine – Kihei
Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice -Wailuku

Kauai

Foodland Princeville – Princeville
Halelea Gallery – Koloa
Hee Fat General Store – Kapaa
Island Soap & Candleworks – Koloa
Kokee National History Museum – Kekaha
Koloa Rum Company – Lihue
Nakoa Surf Co. – Kapaa
Sway Hanalei – Hanalei

Lanai

Lanai Plantation Store – Lanai

Upcycle Ideas

Pillow Front

Pillow Back

Pillow Front

Pillow Back

Pillows

Placemat

Placemats

Furoshiki

Reusable Bag

Coasters

Denim Coasters

Zodiac Animal Masks

Rat Mask

Ox Mask

Tiger Mask

Rabbit Mask

Dragon Mask

Snake Mask

Horse Mask

Sheep Mask

Monkey Mask

Rooster Mask

Dog Mask

Boar Mask

In the News

Zentoku Foundation, November 2020

Nov 12, 2020

We've been featured in the article "The Downtown General Store's Nostalgic and Fun Flour-Sack Towels" by Jodie Chiemi Ching on the Zentoku Foundation website (above image taken from the Zentoku Foundation website). View the article here.