Guides and tools
Guides and tools
Straight answers to the questions we're asked most about printed bags: fabric weights, sizes, artwork, ink colours and care. Our tools draw on our live range and prices, so the figures are real.
Tools
Work it out with live prices and real bag sizes.
Colour cost calculator
Colour cost calculator
See live prices for 1 to 4 print colours, and why each colour adds to the cost.
Guides
From fabric weights to file formats, written by the people who print your bags.
Artwork guide
Vector files explained
What a vector file is, how to spot one, and how to export one from Canva.
Retail guide
The carrier bag charge
What the 10p charge means for shops, where to check the rules, and what to offer instead.
Print guide
Printing on dark bags
Which inks work on black and navy bags, and when you need a white underbase.
Print guide
Pantone and spot colours
What spot colours are, how Pantone matching works on fabric and what to send us.
Print guide
How screen printing works
Screens, stencils and squeegees: how a printed bag is made, and why it lasts.
Design guide
Designing for a tote
Colours, sizes, lines and files: how to design a tote bag that prints well.
Materials guide
Cotton, jute or canvas?
Feel, strength, print quality, care and eco points, compared with real bags.
Print guide
Print methods compared
Screen printing, DTG, heat transfer and embroidery, and when each one wins.
Sustainability
Are tote bags sustainable?
What the research says about cotton, jute and paper bags, and why the greenest bag is the one people keep.
Buying help
How ordering, delivery, samples and payment work.
Buying help
Samples and swatches
Order an unprinted sample of any bag, or ask for our free fabric swatch pack.
Buying help
Payment options
Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, bank transfer, order requests and purchase orders.
Delivery and deadlines
Delivery and turnaround
How long printing takes, how delivery works and the last day to order for your date.