Custom Tote Bags

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Custom Tote Bags

Create standout personalised canvas totes that make plastic bags jealous! We offer detailed DTG printing for photographic designs, vibrant DTF for bold colours on darker fabrics, and cost-effective screen printing for bulk orders of your custom printed tote bags.

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How to choose the best tote bag for personalisation

We provide various quality custom totes in different sizes, materials, and handle styles to suit your carrying needs and decoration preferences. Consider these important factors when selecting the perfect tote for personalisation:

  • Material weight: Heavier canvas (280-340gsm) offers superior durability for frequent shopping trips, while lighter cotton (140-200gsm) provides a more affordable option for occasional use.
  • Handle length: Shoulder-length handles allow for comfortable carrying when full, while shorter handles create a stylish handheld look with different design visibility.
  • Size dimensions: Larger totes provide more decoration area and carrying capacity, while smaller bags create a more compact shopping companion for quick trips.
  • Colour selection: Natural canvas showcases vibrant prints with excellent contrast, while coloured totes allow for creative design combinations that complement your brand or style.

Our quality custom totes make eco-friendly shopping companions that showcase your personal style and sustainable promotional items for businesses, events, and organisations looking to reduce single-use plastic consumption.

Which decoration method is right for your custom tote bag?

Your choice of tote bag printing technique significantly impacts both appearance and durability for your finished product:

  • DTG (Direct to Garment) printing creates photographic-quality results with excellent detail and colour gradients – perfect for complex artwork, photographs, and intricate designs on lighter coloured cotton totes.
  • DTF (Direct to Film) delivers vibrant, opaque prints with exceptional colour reproduction on both light and dark totes – ideal for bold designs that need to stand out, with excellent durability for regular shopping trips.
  • Screen Printing provides outstanding value for larger quantities with durable, slightly raised prints that withstand frequent use – best for simpler designs with fewer colours where cost-effectiveness is important for promotional totes.

For detailed, colourful designs on individual or small batch orders, choose DTG or DTF depending on tote colour, while Screen Printing remains the economic choice for larger quantities of promotional bags with simpler designs.

Perfect tote bags for everyday use and sustainable style

Our personalised canvas totes combine practical functionality with eco-friendly credentials, showcasing your unique style or message while helping reduce single-use plastic waste one shopping trip at a time. Front panel decoration offers maximum visibility when carried or displayed, creating an instant conversation starter about your brand, cause, or personal style statement. The durable construction with reinforced stitching at stress points ensures these bags withstand the rigours of grocery shopping, farmers markets, and beach trips – carrying everything from heavy produce to library books while maintaining both their structural integrity and print quality through countless uses and washes.

How to create your own custom tote bag online

Designing your own tote bag is straightforward with our user-friendly online design tool. See exactly how your personalised tote will look before ordering – whether you’re creating an embroidered tote for a premium finish or a screen printed tote for bold, vibrant designs. Simply upload your artwork or text and position it precisely on your chosen tote style, with helpful templates showing optimal placement areas for different sized totes including front panels, pockets, and gussets. Our real-time preview updates as you make colour selections and position adjustments, ensuring your custom printed tote bags arrive exactly as envisioned – ready to make both a style statement and an environmental difference in your everyday shopping routine.