TOPDesign 24-Pack Economical 16"x15" Baby Green Cotton Tote Bags, Lightweight Medium Reusable Grocery Shopping Cloth Bags, Suitable for DIY, Advertising, Promotion, Gift, Activity

Purchased these cloth tote bags for a 4th grade tie-dye school project and they were a hit! I researched bags to use for this project and these were the most affordable and durable looking so I grabbed them because I had 76 students for this project. I have to say that almost every single one of the kids bag came out awesome! Durability wise, I was a little concerned at first because these bags were going to be used by little ones but they all held up. I only had a problem with one of the kids bags. I noticed that when I was rinsing the dye off the bag that there was a tiny rip at the seam but I was able to quickly sow the rip easily with bag inside out. I probably could have just left the bag the way it was but I didn’t want to chance the rip getting bigger on the child. I also think that ai might have cause the seam to rip a little when I was rinsing the dye off the bags and twisting them to drain that water from them. So I would just be careful when rinsing these bags since they can’t it’s not recommended to put them in the dryer just to be safe. For the bag color…I would have preferred to have purchased the bags in the white color but the white wasn’t available in the quantity that I needed. So instead, I went with the beige/natural color instead. At first, I was concerned that the beige might be too dark for the tie-dye but it wasn’t at all. However, what I wasn't a fan about when it came to the beige/natural. Was that all of the bags looked like they had little brownish bugs on them when I first opened the boxes. Come to find out that what I thought might be “bugs” ended up just being the darker natural fibers showing on the bags. However, because the bags were being used for a tie-dye project. I did rinse all the bags before having the kids tie-dye them. So when I rinsed them I did try to get as many of those darker fibers off the bags just to be safe. You will see that I included both a photo of the beige bag I purchased so you can see what the color looks like next to a plan white piece of paper to help buyers if they are also concerned with the two color differences. As you can see in the photos of the finished bags hanging on the rack drying. The bags do get pretty wrinkled once they are rinsed. The manufacture of these bags actually recommends that you don’t rinse or wash these bags unless it’s absolutely necessary. However, since I needed to rinse the dye off the bags I didn’t really have a choice so they needed to be rinsed (twice). Because I’m a perfectionist I ended up ironing all the bags after they dried to get all the wrinkles out. This was obviously not necessary, but since I was giving the bags to the kids. I wanted all the bags to look perfect and brand new when I delivered them back to them at school. Which they absolutely did.! They all looked perfect and I even put little ribbons and name tags on them so each bag looked like a little gift for each student. Overall I was really happy with these bags for this tie-dye project. My son and his friends have been using them all summer for just about everything from sleepovers, beach bags, and play dates to carry toys park sports equipment. I even used my sons bag for a grocery shopping once. And I didn’t have a problem at all with the bag carrying some pretty heavy groceries. It’s the perfect take a long bag. Good luck!

Thinner that I expected

Decent size—got these for my toddler. She can carry it easily without it being weighed down. They can hold quite a bit and seem sturdy.

Thin canvas bags in a cream/off-white color. Textured. Bag is rather standard but has a thin profile with nice long arms so the bag isn't too snug up the armpit. Would not recommend for anything heavy. Purchased with intent to silkscreen a design onto it but there was a steep learning curve with this. For starters, even though it was shipped neatly packed in a box, it was wrinkled and required heat pressing. Some items were harder to press out than others. Then apply the silkscreen design -- I tested the silkscreen and paint on a cotton shirt (do not trust the outcome of this when considering this tote bag). On the test, the color was vivid and visible and paint absorbed nicely. On the tote bag however, it did not absorb the paint and the result was a very faint design until we did a double pass-thru on the screen to bleed the screen with excess paint that made it so the canvas material would absorb. Used one bag to test the silkscreen - because the paint didn't really absorb was able to use the front, back and flip inside out to reduce waste. It does take some time but the final product did look high quality! The tote looks better than thin paperbag replacements at the grocery store but is significantly less than a tote book bag.

Great size, perfect bag to add a unique style. No complaints!

The dye stuck around, but only after some persuasion and perhaps a pep talk. Tie-dye-ish? Sure. Intentional? Debatable. More due ended up on the table than the bag if we’re being honest. Material’s thinner than a pancake on a diet. It’s not hauling your beach gear unless you're only bringing sunscreen and optimism. Size-wise, great for kids or adult minimalists with very low baggage. Would I recommend it for tie dye? If you like a little chaos in your crafts and a bag with an identity crisis: Hard maybe. Would I recommend to just use as is or for other crafts? Yes.

Exactly what I ordered. Size was perfect for kids to put their stuff in on a field trip. Neatly packed and delivered quickly. Bag has decent quality for the price.

When it comes to gift-giving, I’m a really dangerous combination. I’m cheap (thrifty) and I have an inflated opinion of my creative abilities. Having said that, I have found a gift that people actually seem to like and use: custom tote bags. These bags, which come in a variety of colors, are the base. I trend toward the boring beige, tan and white because, who doesn’t love a neutral. (Especially with a fun iron-on.) They also come in bright colors like a really pretty dark pink, a Halloween orange, two greens, a navy blue and bright red, which may be perfect, if your haul includes juice boxes, a binky and diapers. Honestly, this bag allows all sorts of embellishments. Dye them, fabric paint them, heavy duty embroidery (lots of designs for that) and the aforementioned iron-ons (again, lots of options – literally – for every occasion). One thing I don’t recommend – do not dryer dry them after washing because they will shrink – badly. Line dry them or air dry them, then iron them before placing the design and you’ll be fine. While they may not hold all of your farmer’s market purchases, they will hold a snack, a book and sunscreen while you wait in line to pay for your pickling cucumbers and bagels with vegan cream cheese. And, guaranteed, at least one person will ask where you got it.