Custom Out of The Woods Tote Bags with Your Logo

The material is the point

The signature fabric is a cellulose-based kraft paper composite, reinforced and coated so it tolerates water and machine washing. New, it is stiff and smooth. After a few weeks it softens, creases along the fold lines and takes on the look of worn leather. That transformation is what the brand is selling, and it is worth explaining to recipients, because a bag that looks different after a month is otherwise read as damage.

What is in the range

• Market totes, large and mini, in ebony and sahara. The mini is a light carry bag rather than a grocery tote.
• Felt shopper totes in black and light grey, a different material with the same considered aesthetic.
• Jute market totes in natural and navy, for a coarser natural look.
• Connoisseur and jute wine totes, single and double bottle presentation carriers.

Where it fits and where it does not

This is a gift-weight line. It suits client gifts, welcome kits for new hires, hospitality amenity programs and retail. It is not a heavy-load bag. The mini market tote in particular is sized for light carry, and treating any of these as a grocery bag with a case of water in it will stress the handle attachment. If the brief is weekly shopping, a canvas or gusseted non-woven tote is the honest recommendation even though it costs less.

Decoration

Heat transfer and embroidery both work. On the kraft paper fabric, a simple debossed-looking transfer suits the material better than a large full-color panel, which fights the natural texture the bag is bought for.

Where else to look

These styles appear under Grocery & Shopping Totes, Jute & Burlap Totes and Wine & Bottle Totes.