Every fibre has a job.
The 16 below are the ones we run most often — the sample room holds more. The material decides how a bag feels, how it folds and how sharply your artwork reproduces. Here is what each one is good at, and where it stops being a good idea.
Cotton canvas
5oz–16oz plain weave. Takes screen print and heat transfer cleanly. The default for totes and shoppers.
Organic cotton
GOTS-chain fibre on request. Softer hand than standard canvas, prints with slightly less contrast.
Muslin
Thin open weave for produce bags, gift pouches and liners. Light, cheap to ship, prints fine-line detail badly.
Jute & burlap
Rustic weave for dust bags and premium retail. Holds a bold single-colour print; fine type fills in.
Linen
Cotton-linen blends for gift pouches. Slubs are part of the look, not a fault.
RPET
210T and 300D polyester from post-consumer bottles. Folds flat, takes full-colour print, keeps sharp edges.
Non-woven
Spunbond PP, 60–100 gsm. Heat-sealed, no stitching, the cheapest reusable shopper we make.
Laminated non-woven
Gloss or matt film over non-woven. Wipe-clean and stiffer, for grocery and cosmetic use.
Laminated canvas
Canvas with a waterproof backing. Stops rain reaching the print on outdoor and market bags.
Tyvek
Tear-proof, water-resistant paper look. Creases like paper and softens with use — deliberate, not a defect.
Polyester & oxford
600D oxford for lunch bags, coolers and organisers. Accepts embroidery as well as print.
Nylon
Lightweight ripstop and 210D for foldable shoppers and packable backpacks.
PVC
Clear and frosted film for cosmetic and toiletry pouches. Prints on the reverse for scratch resistance.
Satin & velvet
Satin, velvet and faux suede for jewellery pouches. Foil and screen print; ink sits on the surface.
Felt
Needle-punched felt for structured pouches and laptop sleeves. Dies cleanly, no fraying.
Mesh & neoprene
Mesh for wash bags, neoprene for padded sleeves and can holders.
The list stops at 16 because these are the fibres we run most often — it is not the whole catalogue. If what you need is not here, send the specification or a photo and we will tell you whether we can source it, before you spend time on artwork.
The print method follows the fibre
Send the artwork and we will tell you which method gives the closest match at your quantity — including when the answer changes because the quantity changed.
Silk screen
The workhorse for one to four spot colours on cotton and canvas. Cheapest per piece at volume, opaque on dark fabric.
Heat transfer
Full-colour artwork, photographs and gradients. Slight hand feel; best on polyester and small areas.
Digital print
Direct-to-fabric for short runs and photographic artwork. No screen cost, so low volumes are practical.
Embroidery
Thread on canvas, oxford and felt. Survives washing better than any ink.
Foil & deboss
Metallic foil or a blind deboss for jewellery pouches and boxes. Adds a step, and a day.
Artwork we can work from
- Vector: AI, EPS, PDF with text converted to outlines
- Raster: PNG or JPG at 300dpi at final print size
- Pantone numbers, if the colour has to be exact
- A photo of an existing bag, if that is all you have
What we tell you before you commit
- Whether the artwork survives at the print size you asked for
- Where the colour will shift, and by how much
- If a cheaper fibre or method would do the same job
- What the change costs, in numbers
Not sure which one? Describe the bag.
Tell us what goes in the bag, how often it is used and what it has to survive. We will name the fibre and the print method in the reply.