Graphics & Design Advice

• How to use the Fabric Design Interface

• Colours variations across fabrics

  Colour variations from the same graphic across multiple fabrics is to be expected to some degree.

  The fabric base colour, opacity, thickness, weight, weave and light reflectivity can all have an effect on the print colour and the appearance of the print colour.

  Different lighting conditions will also make printed fabrics colour appear to vary.

  Whilst we endeavour to ensure all of our printers are calibrated for each fabric, the above must be taken into consideration when ordering the same graphic or colours across multiple types of fabrics and inksets. Choosing similar weights and weaves can help to ensure your colours look as great as you would like them to.

  Please note as well that every once in a while, our printing team tweaks printer calibrations to refine colours. They are constantly on the lookout for new and improved ways to print, strengthening print processes and improving colour precision wherever possible. We might also upgrade our machinery to optimise printing outputs. These can result in some colour variations between two identical orders on the same fabric. These will be minimal however still slightly visible. In case some colour variations may impact your work and you wish to re-order after a certain time, we do advise to order new fabric samples shortly before your larger print run. This will ensure you receive prints with a the closest colour accuracy possible.

• Create a Collage in a few easy steps

  The following short video explains in a few easy steps how to create a montage on our website:
  
  It's easy and fun!

• Edit an Image (Crop or rotate only)

  You can crop or rotate an image easily:

  • On the design interface, click on the "Images & Text Tools" tab
  • Select "Add Image". All your uploaded images will show in your image gallery.
  • Each image shows a little pen on its top left side. Click on it.
  • You can then either start cropping or rotate
  
  We hope this helps,
  Your Bags Of Love Team

• How many images can I add?

  This will mostly depend on your images: the more pictures you add the smaller they will be. Also bear in mind that a close-up picture will show more details than group pictures or pictures with people in the distance. When adding images into your product or using the montage option, be on the lookout for the green/blue flags. When you see them you should take pictures off, also beware the duplication warning.

• Trouble with Image Upload

  

  
  Please try clearing your browser's cookies first. We also advise to use Google Chrome.
  See instructions below:
  
  Internet Explorer
  Press CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE to open the "Delete Browsing History" popup or select the Tools menu from the Internet Explorer window, and click Delete Browsing History.
  In the Delete Browsing History window, check the box next to Cookies. You can uncheck everything else if you want to remove only cookies. Click Delete button to remove all cookies stored in Internet Explorer.
  
  Firefox
  Press CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE to open "Clear All History" popup.
  At the bottom of the Cookies window that appears, click the Remove All Cookies button to delete all cookies associated with your Firefox browser.
  
  
  Chrome
  Click CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE to open the "Clear browsing data" popup.When the list of cookies appears, click the Remove All button to delete all cookies stored in Chrome.
  
  
  Safari for Windows
  Click the Gears menu in the upper-right corner of the Safari window. From there, select Reset Safari.
  Check the bottom box, labeled Remove all website data. You can uncheck everything else if you want to remove only cookies.
  Click the Reset button to eliminate all cookies associated with Safari.
  
  
  Safari for MAC
  Click the SAFARI -> Reset Safari in the upper left menu.
  Check "Empty the Cache" and "Remove all cookies" than press "RESET"

• Is there an image library?

  

  Check out our Image Library for backgrounds, flags, hearts, ornaments, washing instructions and more: Click on the green "Design" button or "Please Click to Add Image(s) or Text" on the right hand-side of the design interface Select the "Image Library" tab and browse through the categories or use the small search bar

• Upload more than one image at a time

  Click on the green "Design" button, or from the "Images & Text Tools" tab or even "Please Click to Add Image(s) or Text" on the right hand-side of the design interface.

  Click on "Select Image to Upload"
  Press the CTRL button on your keyboard.
  Click on each image you wish to upload
  Release the CTRL Key
  Press the "Open" button. Your images will upload onto the gallery, ready to be added to your product.
  
  
  Tip: If you select them all then and click on the blue button "Create montage with xx images" you can either:
  • create various montages (photo frame, scatter, plain, plain heart, frame heart). Don't forget to press the green "Add to design" button to add your montage to the design interface.
  • or even add all the images at once onto the design interface for you to organise as you wish with "do it yourself"

• Duplicate a design onto another side

  In case you have several sides, pages in your product, you can duplicate a design from one side to another.
  

  • Click on the 2Images & Text Tools" tab
  • Click on "Add Image"
  • Then "Duplicate Existing design"
  • You can then select the design you wish to duplicate
  
  Follow the same steps if there are other sides you with to duplicate onto.
  We cannot duplicate a design from one product (say cushion) to another (say canvas)