Drawstring bags are available in different materials, sizes, constructions and price points. The best option depends on how the bag will be used, who will receive it, how much it needs to carry, your branding requirements, budget and whether features such as recycled materials or water resistance are important.
Polyester Drawstring Bags
Polyester drawstring bags are lightweight, durable and suitable for a wide range of promotional uses. They are popular for sporting events, schools, conferences, gyms and community programs because they are easy to carry, economical and available in many colours.
Non-Woven Drawstring Bags
Non-woven polypropylene drawstring bags provide a cost-effective option for larger quantities and short-term promotional campaigns. Their simple construction and generous branding area make them useful for event packs, school programs, exhibitions and giveaways.
Cotton and Natural Drawstring Bags
Cotton drawstring bags offer a softer, natural appearance and can suit retail, hospitality, wellness and sustainability-focused campaigns. Heavier cotton styles can also work well as reusable storage, laundry or gift bags.
Sports and Gym Drawstring Bags
Sports drawstring bags are ideal for active use and are commonly chosen by sporting clubs, schools, gyms and outdoor programs. Larger or reinforced styles provide additional capacity and durability for shoes, clothing and training gear. For heavier-duty carrying requirements, explore our branded backpacks.
Full-Colour Drawstring Bags
Full-colour drawstring bags allow detailed artwork and high-impact designs to cover larger areas of the bag. Sublimated styles are particularly suitable for sporting teams, events, schools and campaigns where colour and visual impact are central to the design.
Recycled and Lower-Impact Drawstring Bags
Selected drawstring bags are available using recycled polyester, RPET and other recycled materials. These can suit organisations where material choice forms part of the merchandise brief. For additional reusable options, see our reusable grocery bags.
When choosing custom drawstring bags, consider material, size, cord construction, carrying capacity, durability, branding area and how recipients are likely to use the bag. Brandconnect can help compare suitable options based on your quantity, artwork, budget and delivery deadline. You can also browse the wider promotional bags range for other bag styles.
Branding Methods for Drawstring Bags
The most suitable decoration method depends on the bag material, artwork, number of colours, required print size, quantity and production timeframe.
Screen Printing
Screen printing is one of the most common branding methods for promotional drawstring bags. It works well for simple logos and artwork using solid colours and can provide a large, highly visible branding area.
Full-Colour Digital Printing
Digital printing can reproduce detailed logos, photographs, gradients and multi-colour artwork on compatible materials. It is useful where the design requires more detail than traditional spot-colour printing can provide.
Dye Sublimation
Dye sublimation allows full-colour artwork to become part of suitable polyester fabrics and can cover much larger areas of the bag. It is particularly effective for sporting clubs, events and custom designs requiring edge-to-edge colour.
Transfer Printing
Transfer printing can reproduce detailed, multi-colour artwork on suitable drawstring bags and is useful where the selected fabric or artwork is not suited to conventional screen printing.
Brandconnect can recommend the most suitable branding method for your selected drawstring bag and artwork. A digital artwork proof is provided for approval before production begins.
