Hen party bag – Team Bride

Personalised hen party bags for the bride tribe

If you’re currently planning a hen night and you’re looking around for hen party bag ideas, then we‘ve got just the thing: a hand-painted “Team Bride” bag, to stash all the gear needed for the big night. Every team member gets their own hand-painted hen party backpack – and, of course, the bride gets an extra-special one. Drawing and writing on fabric is really easy with edding textile markers, and even if you’re new to this, you’ll soon be getting great results. To ensure that your design is a success, you can use the “Team Bride” motif shown in our example. The template is available for download on our website. The textile markers and pens are ideal for all kinds of light-coloured fabrics, including cotton and linen. There are two stroke widths and a range of 20 colours to choose from, including neon shades for a particularly vibrant effect. Once they’ve been decorated, the bags should be ironed so they can withstand wash cycles up to 60°C.

Categories: Special gifts
Wedding
Products: Textile markers and pens
Materials: Textile
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

First, wash the bags to remove any finishing agents in the fabric and leave them to dry. Print out the templates and get all your materials ready. You’ll need edding 4500 textile markers in blue (colour code 003) and violet (008).

Step 2

Cut out a piece of cardboard the same size as the bag and place it inside to prevent the ink bleeding through to the back. Position the template inside the bag on top of the cardboard, so you can clearly see the wording from the outside.

Step 3

Use the edding 4500 textile marker to trace over the letters one at a time. Make the lettering blue at the top and violet at the bottom.

Step 4

Where the two colours meet, try to blend them together. Colour gradients create interesting visual effects and are easy to achieve with textile markers, so long as the ink is not yet dry.

Step 5

To heat-set the design, iron the bag on the no-steam setting. Your personalised hen party bags are now wash-resistant, even up to 60°C.
To make the bride easy to pick out from the crowd, decorate her bag in shades of pink and red.