Create your own shopping bag

A fabulous present for anyone who loves shopping!

We never leave the house without a bag, whether we’re out shopping, going for a stroll or off to a party. And now you can create your own personalised designer bag with the help of edding textile pens. You don’t need to be an artist to make a fabric shopping bag as lovely as this: even novices will be able to paint the design in no time at all. Simply think up your own design or copy one of our creative flower motifs and get started. Hand-painted shopping bags make a brilliant present idea for close friends – or, if you can’t bear to part with it, for yourself! edding textile markers and textile pens are ideal for all manner of light-coloured fabrics, including cotton and linen. You can choose from a range of 20 colours in two stroke widths, including neon shades for a particularly vibrant effect. The special feature of the textile pen sets is that they each come in a carefully co-ordinated range of colours, including blues and greens, reds and assorted base colours. When the design is ready, iron your bag. The design will then be able to withstand wash cycles of up to 60°C.

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

Step-by-step

Step 1

Our website shows a selection of various flower motifs for use as a template. Print out the finished motif in the size you want. Insert the cardboard into the bag to prevent the ink in the textile pens bleeding through to the back of the bag. The ideal way to transfer the design is to place the carbon paper on top of the fabric, followed by the motif. Now take the pencil or embossing pen and transfer the motif onto the bag. Handy tip: take care not to let the motif slip. Next, go over the pattern using the black textile marker.

Step 2

You can use this method to create any other design you want, of course – such as the graphic pattern shown here, which is made up of nothing but triangles. No template is needed for this motif which is easy to apply with the red edding 4500 textile marker.

Step 3

Once the design is finished, let the ink dry and then iron the bag without steam to set the pattern. Your designer piece will then be wash-resistant up to 60°C. Any marks left behind by the copy paper will disappear in the wash.