How to Brand Your Handmade Bags

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After many late evenings you have finalized the logo for your bag making business. But, how do you add your new branding to your bags? Even if you’re not running a small business, and bag making is a hobby for you, you may still want to add a logo or your name to it, as if adding your signature to a painting. Here are a few ways we have done it. There’s lots of other options on the market but we thought we’d share just a few with you.

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Interior Label

The quickest and cheapest way to add your branding to your bag is a little label you can sew into the interior seam. You can use a pre-designed one or get some custom made. The only downside to this is that only the person using the bag will see it.

Exterior Label or Badge

One of our favorite ways is to sew a label or badge to an exterior panel, somewhere central. There are loads of places where you can order custom badges made from cork, leather or vinyl. If you’re being really fancy, you can even order metal ones that fit to your bag with screws or prongs. I like to use scraps of leather or cork and stamp them with a heated press we ordered from Etsy a while ago. This is quite an economical way of doing it and also means you use the color that suits your bag. The downside is that you need to remember to fit this part way through making the bag. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve forgotten to add ours!

Custom Zip Pullover

This is not the cheapest way to add your logo or branding to a bag, but it’s very easy and you’re less likely to forget it. We ordered some custom zip pulls a couple of years ago and we still use them now. You could use text, a logo, or something else that represents your craft. It’s so easy and it adds a real sense of quality to your bag. The downside is cost, as the minimum order quantity for zips is usually 100 or more per color. Jo likes this method so much she is currently designing a new custom zip pull.

Do you have any other ways you like to add your branding to the bags you make? Lets us know in the comments below.

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HOW TO ADD YOUR BRAND TO HANDMADE BAGS

Written by Adam Kay (Country Cow Designs Ltd) on December 6, 2023. Posted in Blog .

After many late nights, you’ve finalized your bag making company logo. But how do you add your new brand to your bags? Even if you don’t run a small business and bag making is a hobby for you, you may still want to add a logo or your name to it, just like adding your signature to a painting. Here are some ways we did it. There are many other options on the market, but we thought we’d share just a few with you.

This blog post contains affiliate links.

INTERIOR LABEL

The quickest and cheapest way to add your branding to your bag is a small tag that you can sew into the inside seam. You can use a pre-made one or have one custom made . The only downside is that only the person using the bag will see it.

EXTERIOR LABEL OR BADGE

One of our favorite ways is to sew a tag or badge onto an exterior panel, somewhere in the center. There are many places where you can order personalized cork, leather or faux badges. If you’re really fancy, you can even order metal models that fit your bag with screws or claws. I like to use scraps of leather or cork and stamp them with a heated press that we ordered from Etsy a while ago. This is a pretty economical way to do it and it also means you use the color that suits your bag. The downside is that you have to remember to adjust it halfway through making the bag. I can’t count the number of times I’ve forgotten to add ours!

CUSTOM ZIPPER SLIDER

It’s not the cheapest way to add your logo or branding to a bag, but it’s very easy and you’re less likely to forget it. We ordered custom zipper sliders a few years ago and still use them today. You can use text, a logo, or something else that represents your craft. It’s so easy and adds a real feeling of quality to your bag. The downside is cost, as the minimum order quantity for zippers is usually 100 or more per color. Jo likes this method so much that she is designing a new custom zipper pull.

DO YOU HAVE OTHER WAYS TO ADD YOUR BRAND TO THE BAGS YOU MAKE? LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

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