
The Market Totes! These are my most popular bag by far and for good reason! The design is different than anything else out there, and I've built these for durability - from the pattern to the handles. For the handles I use local-cut bamboo attached to the full side of the bag to disperse weight evenly and the strapping is tubular nylon so it is soft to carry and has more than enough strength. I designed the pattern I use for this style of bag to be a continuous style, so that means no seams to create weak spots.
What does my over-engineering produce? Quite simply, the large Market Totes I wouldn't blink an eye at putting 3 bottles of juice or 2 gallons of milk in them. They have some give to them, but they don't noticeably stretch! The Mondo Beach Bag I wouldn't fill with cement blocks, but its more than capable of containing a couple towels, a full change of clothes, and all the other beach essentials including a lunch.
The colors on the 3 large Market Totes are a bit of a story, and part of the beauty of plarn. On the right in yellow and red is Grocery Outlet, the striping wasn't designed, but when it starts working that way, it is feasible to continue it. In the middle and on the Mondo Beach Bag in tan with black is Fred Meyer, the most common color and from a distance looks more like jute or burlap even. On the left in tan and a variety is a rare variety bag - Exchange, Albertsons, Ace, Value Village, and Long's produces this tan base with lighter highlights and flecks of blue, red, and black.
The large Market Totes take about 80-100 bags depending on usable material and size. I'll be working on some medium size Totes as well which are nice for a shoulder bag while out browsing this Summer's events in the area!
What does my over-engineering produce? Quite simply, the large Market Totes I wouldn't blink an eye at putting 3 bottles of juice or 2 gallons of milk in them. They have some give to them, but they don't noticeably stretch! The Mondo Beach Bag I wouldn't fill with cement blocks, but its more than capable of containing a couple towels, a full change of clothes, and all the other beach essentials including a lunch.
The colors on the 3 large Market Totes are a bit of a story, and part of the beauty of plarn. On the right in yellow and red is Grocery Outlet, the striping wasn't designed, but when it starts working that way, it is feasible to continue it. In the middle and on the Mondo Beach Bag in tan with black is Fred Meyer, the most common color and from a distance looks more like jute or burlap even. On the left in tan and a variety is a rare variety bag - Exchange, Albertsons, Ace, Value Village, and Long's produces this tan base with lighter highlights and flecks of blue, red, and black.
The large Market Totes take about 80-100 bags depending on usable material and size. I'll be working on some medium size Totes as well which are nice for a shoulder bag while out browsing this Summer's events in the area!