Custom Bags Key Terms

Pack your vocabulary with custom bag key terms

Many companies use custom bags to promote their business through extra advertisement. Knowing custom bag key terms helps business owners make wise decisions about their promotional bag purchase. Screen printing and silkscreen refer to the type of writing and ink that goes onto the bag. Tote bag, duffel bag, and fanny bag are types of bags available for customizing. When choosing your custom bags, keep these key terms in mind.

 

Screen printing

Screen printing is a method used to place lettering or logos on fabric. The screen is actually the image carrier. Ink with the consistency of paint is put atop the screen, then a squeegee forces ink through the fine mesh openings in the screen. Screen printing easily prints on paper, plastic, and fabric bags and is used with bags of different shapes, thickness, and sizes.
Try: Printers National Environment Assistance Center offers more details about the screen printing process.

Custom tote bags

Custom tote bags are tote bags with a design, text, or picture. Tote bags typically have one large open compartment and straps to sling the bag on a shoulder or carry by hand. They are made of various materials.
Try: View a variety of tote bag styles from Picky Guide.

Logo

A logo is a trademark or graphic printed to represent a company or business. The logo typically gives viewers insight into the type of business.
Try: Find a more in-depth discussion of logos at Hoover Web Design.

Silkscreen

Silkscreen is a printing technique in which ink is printed on a flat surface in a variety of materials. The screen is a very fine mesh, originally made of silk but nowadays often made of nylon or polyester. The stencil on the screen is a negative image so that when the squeegee presses the ink through, the appropriate design will appear. This is a cheap way of painting or stenciling many copies of the same design, such as a logo, onto a custom bag.
Try: The Artelino website details steps in the silkscreen process.

Custom duffel bag

You find duffel bags in a variety of material types. Duffel bags have an oblong, rectangular shape and straps for carrying like a suitcase. They often have several compartments or pockets for extra storage. Sports teams, schools, companies, and industries purchase and use custom duffel bags.
Try: Read more about duffel bags at Empire Promos.

Custom fanny packs

Fanny packs are small bags that wrap around your waist for hands-free carrying. They give quick and easy access to needed small materials.
Try: US Imprints offers more information about custom fanny packs.

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