SIMPLE 10K Conference Tote Bag

Bob Jenkins, known as Bob The Teacher placed an order for 60 Essential Tote bags for his SIMPLE 10K Internet Marketing Conference that will be starting tomorrow.  These tote bags  will be used to hold a large binder and other tools that the conference attendees will be using during the conference.

I digitized his Simple 10K Conference logo that I embroidered on the front of the bag and the signatures of his guest speakers were embroidered on the back of the bag.  Each design was 8 inches in width.  When I came up with the idea to put the signatures on the back he thought that it would be a really nice addition to the bag and a total surprise for the speakers.  When he received the bags he thought that they were totally “Awesome!”

Why as I telling you this?  I just wanted to share with you how I digitized and embroidered these bags and show you what can be accomplished in a short time and yet bring in some real dollars!   I only had a few days to get this together.  I ordered the bags and they were shipped out the same day and I had them in my hands in 2 days.

To begin  with; Bob created the logo in Corel Draw so I had good clean lines to start with.  The lettering at the top of the logo was very small, but the remainder was a good size and easy to work with.  It was very hard trying to get the signatures from the speakers without them knowing what he was going to do with their signature.  Digitizing the signatures was a lot easier than trying to get them!

The fabric for the Essential Tote Bag is  a rough textured 600 Denier Polyester, so I  used a Contour or Edge Run underlay along with 2 lines of perpendicular underlay to create a good smooth surface to make it easy to embroider the top stitching.  I also used a .20 millimeters Pull Compensation and a total of 72 stitches per inch for the density.  I hooped the bag with a 12 inch square hoop with a firm 1.5 oz tear away backing. The bags really did turn out great.

Front and Back of SIMPLE Conference Tote Bag with Signatures

Bob Jenkins wanted his signature to appear backwards.  This is how his signature appears on some of his websites!  He loved it!!   The pictures definitely do not do the bags justice, but I wanted you to see that this was an easy job that was very profitable!

Joyce Jagger
The Embroidery Coach

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