Reusable personalized shopping bags? Here are the characteristics of canvas and non-woven fabrics.
One of the most frequently asked questions we receive from our customers is: what is the difference between personalized canvas and non-woven shopping bags ?
Today we want to explain to you precisely what Canvas is and what TNT is, materials used for many of our economical personalized shopping bags .
You'll also discover the various pros and cons of these materials, so you can make the best choice for your needs and your business.
So, are you ready? Let's get started!
Custom Canvas Shoppers: What is this material?
Canvas is what we most commonly call cloth . It is therefore a heavy-weight, highly resistant material with a loose weave; therefore, the term canvas does not identify a single material, but rather several.
Custom canvas shopping bags can be made of cotton, linen, jute, hemp, and much more. Specifically, the canvas shopping bags from our online print shop , Burger-print.nl, are made of cotton—both standard and 100% organic—and jute.
A canvas bag is easily distinguished from a synthetic shopper because it is more flexible, more "natural" (in the sense that the material is less treated than the synthetic one) and has an appearance reminiscent of a handcrafted product.
They are highly appreciated by those who work in an office or study at university and often need to carry their PC, documents, books and other items with them.
They are also good for grocery shopping, especially when buying a limited quantity of products, such as bread, fruit and vegetables.
Wondering what the pros and cons of canvas shopping bags are? Read the following paragraph!
Read also the following article about cotton shopping bags: Personalized Shopping Bags: Cotton as an Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Choice
Pros and cons of affordable personalized canvas shopping bags
What are the advantages of canvas shopping bags? First of all, they're eco-friendly.
The production of plastic bags arose from the need to transport objects conveniently, using a material that was inexpensive but still sturdy.
When it became clear that plastic bags were causing enormous environmental damage, people began to opt for eco-friendly paper bags. However, paper also became a hazard, because so many trees were cut down to produce them (and their production also uses a lot of fuel, which releases harmful chemicals into the atmosphere).
Canvas bags, on the other hand, put a stop to pollution and offer some relief to our exploited beyond all limits.
But being truly eco-friendly isn't the only advantage of canvas shopping bags. Here are some others:
- They're machine washable and reusable over and over again, until the fabric wears out (have you ever seen old kitchen towels, like our grandmothers', get ruined? We haven't. Well, imagine that the fabric of personalized shopping bags is even more durable.
- The fabric is flexible and does not deform.
- They are cheap.
- They tend to be more graceful and "serious" than synthetic fabric shoppers and can therefore be used in a wide variety of contexts (not just for shopping, but also for work, study, and during courses, lessons, and conferences).
What are the cons of these shopping bags?
The only disadvantage we can think of is that they are not very suitable for storing large quantities of groceries and very heavy items as they may tear or come unstitched.
Let's now analyze the TNT material.
Customized TNT (Non-Woven Fabric) Shopping Bags: What You Need to Know
Non-woven shopping bags are made using any material that can be made into a "fabric" without the weaving process.
For example, our personalized TNT shopping bags are made of 100% polyester .
The term TNT is therefore as generic as the word Canvas!
You should know that nonwoven fabric can be produced industrially mechanically, chemically, or thermally. However, this material is still made of fibers.
These fibers, however, are intertwined together through mechanical, chemical or thermal processes and are not woven together.
Non-woven shopping bags are the classic bags used to store groceries at the supermarket: very resistant, colorful, and shiny.
Alternatively, there are also opaque shopping bags, which are also very colorful but smaller than those used for shopping.
The latter perform the same function as canvas shoppers, so they can be used to carry books, documents, laptops, small quantities of food/household products and more.
Want to personalize your shopping bags? Read this: Personalized Shopping Bag with Letters? 3 Mistakes to Avoid (Absolutely)
Advantages and disadvantages of personalized TNT shopping bags
Here are all the advantages of non-woven fabric shopping bags:
- They are reusable . The softer and lighter ones can even be machine washed at high temperatures.
- They are colorful , so they offer you more liveliness than canvas bags.
- Their price is very cheap .
- They are extremely resistant.
- They are waterproof.
Among the disadvantages of non-woven shopping bags is the fact that they may appear more informal and "less elegant" than canvas and therefore less suitable for situations such as conferences, meetings and important events.
So, have you decided whether to choose canvas or nonwoven fabric ? Then browse our selection of affordable personalized shopping bags and choose which ones to print or embroider!
