All Rickshaw Messenger bags are Cut and Sew products where the material is printed on first before the bag is assembled. This allows for a much more seamless final product. It also means that portions of your design may end up in places you did not expect, so you will need to allow for adequate space between the design elements and the edges.
Create Your Own Messenger Bag - Customize This Template
Click on the link below to open the page and to view the template as a product page. The design is made up from three placeholder images, shown on the template as white, green and blue panels.
Use the various product views and design views to see how the placeholder images are laid out and relate to each other :
Product Views Of The Rickshaw Messenger Bag Template
Design View Of The Rickshaw Messenger Bag Template
The three placeholder images that you can replace with your own images from your computer's hard disk should be large and of high resolution otherwise they will look blurry or pixelated in the final product.
The product page has a more detailed description of the steps involved, so we'll just note here some observations.
If you want the images on the front flap and the back to appear the 'right way up' you'll need to use the flap image (1) upside down. Similarly if the orientation of the image on the inside front is important then panel 4 has to be upside down. If the design is a repeating pattern that is symmetrical ( i.e. it looks the same upside down ) or the concept of 'upside down' images don't matter then one image that covers the entire design area might suffice.
This template product allows you to add text as required (and if readable text is required then the text layers on the front flap and inside front pocket will need to be rotated 180 degrees with the text editing tool on the product page when you select the Customize It button).
The Interior Color option of Choose your style and colors not only allows you to choose the fabric color inside but also selects the color of the front underneath the flap. You may also change the binding color from the same options panel.
