/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.9763576]

Why are there only like 2 of us who'll start a new thread edition.
Previous thread >>9738985

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>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XjbF7suzx1tE5pbK4HslTSpxjyD3YegkqfWIi8zekwc/edit?usp=sharing

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[Anonymous No.9763578]

>>9763576
Commencing start dump

[Anonymous No.9763582]

>>9763578

[Anonymous No.9763587]

>>9763582

[Anonymous No.9763590]

>>9763587

[Anonymous No.9763594]

>>9763590
So, anons, how are those goals from last thread coming?

[Anonymous No.9763596]

>>9763594
as someone trying to complete my Raichu itabag it makes me so jelly that there's so much beautiful eeveelution merch.

[Anonymous No.9763598]

>>9763578
Oh, I absolutely LOVE this!

[Anonymous No.9763599]

Question:

I've been toying with the idea of opening a small online shop with some handmade fandom-related bags and itabag bases, as well as some general fanmerch like charms and badges. I've been looking up materials and resources to start and have some specific ideas I'd like to try (also because I'm considering starting to do artists alley with a friend, so I'd like to make available online what I make for cons as well).
My question is, how much would you be willing to spend on a custom made base bag? With the amount of cheap bootleg choice, I'm a bit afraid this isn't really profitable but I'd like What sort of bag type do you prefer? What colors would you like to see? Which materials do you prefer?
I'm considering making a sew simple canvas totes with a vinyl cover in a few basic colors to put for sale as a starter but I'd love to hear people's personal preferences so I can then upgrade to more specific bag styles.

[Anonymous No.9763603]

>>9763599
*but I'd like to try.

[Anonymous No.9763604]

>>9763599
Quality is the most important part. I don't want a single layer of cheap material that isn't going to handle the weight. I'd expect a full lining and a decent design. Unfortunately aside from the colle (ugh that slapped their logo all over it which ruins the bag). Most bags just look really cheap and shoddy

[Anonymous No.9763605]

>>9763585
Do you mean make the insert blue or give some of the charms a blue backing? Considering the main color scheme for p5 is red, black, white and sometimes yellow maybe red would work better...

[Anonymous No.9763621]

>>9763604
Thank you for your input! Any specific material you're fond of or that you absolutely would not want? I have a hard time finding some materials in my home country so I'm doing online research for buying resources and any suggestions/preferences are very welcome.
Full lining for sure, I always like including a pocket inside for important belongings so, lining is definitely a given.
Design is one of my issues, I'd like to know what do people look for in a base bag. I have some designs in mind for some character/fandom specific bags but I was considering to keep those commission-based aside super popular stuff, it's honestly the plain base bags that I'm having a bit of trouble with. Do people prefer a pocket like the swimmer totes? A zippered window like wegos and alike? Having a vinyl cover to be completely removable instead?
I don't recall which one is the colle atm, is it the one with a zippered bottom?

[Anonymous No.9763624]

>>9763621
Just my two cents, but I sewed my own base bag (it's a tote, nothing too fancy or complicated) and I made sure to add a zipper to be able to shut it completely, so that I could take it to cons and not have to worry about pickpockets.

[Anonymous No.9763650]

>>9763624
Noted, thank you very much!
I personally can't handle wearing bags that don't fully close because I'm constantly worrying over pickpockets as well (there are quite some in my city's downtown area), so I will keep that in mind for base bags as well.

[Anonymous No.9763652]

>>9763605
I meant the insert. I know about p5's color scheme, but blue and yellow are complementary, and there's already a good chunk of red in your merch. That, and I personally feel like red+yellow is an easy color combo to screw up--if both of them are too saturated it just reminds me of mcdonald's. I feel like red would only work for a backing if you made sure it's a really dark red, so the merch's bright red doesn't get lost in it.

>>9763599
Keep in mind, at cons most of your customers are going to be trendhoppers and bandwagoners, and they rarely care about their base quality as long as it's cheap. Conversely, there was a chick at magfest selling the damn cat ear backpack and angel/devil wego knockoffs for $40 and she (sadly) did pretty well. So trendhoppers definitely seem willing to spend more for cute shit.

[Anonymous No.9763708]

>>9763652
>Conversely, there was a chick at magfest selling the damn cat ear backpack and angel/devil wego knockoffs for $40 and she (sadly) did pretty well

Yeah saw this she always had two displayed and swapped in new ones as they sold. To be fair I don't think many other booths were selling them even through a good handful of booths were taobao filled

[Anonymous No.9763722]

>>9763652
Hm I guess you have a point. I’ll try it out after this upcoming convention and see how it looks

[Anonymous No.9763779]

Questuon, do you display your itabags in your room or do you hide store them and only bring them out for cons/other occasions? And if you display them how do you display them?

I’m renting my current apartment and have been struggling with how to display my bags for months. So any inspiration or should I just put them into a box in my closet?

[Anonymous No.9763789]

>>9763779
Really heavy duty Command hooks.

[Anonymous No.9763798]

>>9763779
i set them up in/around my shrine area if it's not one of the daily bags. on shelves or hooks are also an option.

[Anonymous No.9763834]

Got my part of my December haul in! Sorry for the terrible quality phone photo. I've started planning a layout for my Yume Nikki bag, but I'm waiting on a few more things before I can official begin to pin it.

I'm not really sure what to do with the stickers? I wanted to put them in my bag but I'm hesitant to make any permanent changes to them.

>>9763779
I display most of mine on command hooks as well! The only one I haven't displayed is my heaviest bag because it's mostly acrylic charms and I'm terrified of it falling and everything breaking.

[Anonymous No.9763851]

>>9763652
That's actually a really good point, thank you for that. I didn't really think about it but now that you mention it it is true that I see a lot of people just generally dropping money on cute/trendy shit regardless of being quality or not. I'd say I could churn out more stock with less quality control for cons and then keep the best quality for the online shop but at the same time I'd feel bad about it, doesn't seem fair. But I could definitely spend extra time on items such as base bags since they need to be sturdy and long lasting, while not spending as much time on more con-oriented items, I suppose (like themed items for fotm series).
I'm sad to hear that person selling the bootlegs for 40$ was doing good profit but not really surpised since I see it on the fb group all the time (and at cons of course, with other items. Suprisingly, itabags only recently have started to appear at my country's cons so I haven't seen anyone selling base bags yet).
Thank you once again for your input!

[Anonymous No.9763854]

>>9763779
my main shrine is on my wall, so my bags are displayed with command hooks. I also have other shelving I display overflow on.

[Anonymous No.9763956]

>>9763834
I had no idea Yume nikki has such nice merch haha, been too many years since I played! But please show progress images!!

[Anonymous No.9763961]

>>9763621
What makes the "best" base bag is highly opinion based. That's why there's so many different types available, because everyone likes something a little bit different. It's just like any other fashion in that regard.

I'm personally a fan of window bags (like the standard heart backpack, or the WEGO side totes). The biggest feature that I'd want in something designed specifically to be an itabag is an easy way to attach a base board to the pocket so it doesn't slide around and it doesn't sag, because that's a problem I've had in most brand bags.

I'd also want heavy duty metal zippers. If I'm buying hand made, I'm doing so for quality not price point.

[Anonymous No.9763976]

>>9763587
Simple, but I love it.

>>9763834
>all that YN merch
Wow you hit a jackpot, I had no idea YN had become popular enough to get so much merch. Did someone popular play the game recently?

[Anonymous No.9763988]

Took a break from reorganising my straps and badges and just took this out the other night.

[Anonymous No.9763989]

I looked in the faq so I'm not sure if I'm being blind or not, but is there a specific Japanese search term for "lots"? The ones you see pop up with a ton of different merchandise for one character? I'm trying to track some down for bulk buying instead of singles but I'm not sure if there is a search term for that. Anyone know?

[Anonymous No.9764004]

>>9763989
The term to search for is セット and put whatever you're looking for in front of it. (Example; ファイアーエムブレムセット ; Fire Emblem Lot)

[Anonymous No.9764042]

>>9763834
Wow, I didn't realize that not only was there so much YN merch but also that everything looked really cool. With the new coming out for it, maybe there'll be more merch soon too

[Anonymous No.9764105]

>>9763779
I use my bags daily, so they're just hung on the back of my door.

[Anonymous No.9764132]

>>9763590
I love this! My girlfriend and I want to make matching Akira and Yukari bags, this will be good inspo. Pic to stay on topic.

[Anonymous No.9764148]

>>9763590
>>9764132
I love both PreCure and toku, and all of these bags are fantastic.

[Anonymous No.9764195]

>>9764132
omg this is giving me drive to work on finding some more stuff for my kamen rider bravo bag!!! i got the purple dot swimmer base bag for it during the restock.

[Anonymous No.9764218]

>>9763956
I didn't know either until a few months ago myself to be completely honest! I'm glad I got back into it recently and I'm so pumped about the new game or whatever it may be that's coming out. The countdown ends in about 20 minutes, so I decided to stay up and test a layout. Please excuse my rambling and how embarrassingly uneven my insert is, it's a few hours past my bedtime.

>>9763976
Secondhand sites have been a blessing. The game was released on Steam earlier this month, but I recently played it again back in October and discovered that there was merch of it made years ago! I finally made the commitment to actually making a bag in December.

>>9764042
Fingers crossed, anon! I'm really hoping for some new stuff and even more old stuff as well.

>>9764132
I love the colors in this so much!

[Anonymous No.9764220]

>>9764132
one day i'll finish my micchy bag. god bless you anon.

[Anonymous No.9764234]

>>9764132
I want to do a Brave bag and this is just gorgeous... such good inspiration!!!

[Anonymous No.9764265]

>>9764218
I hate to be that person, but what sites did you find all the YN items on?

[Anonymous No.9764274]

>>9763594
Those chibi pins at the bottom are so cute! They don't seem to be on The Pokemon Centre. Are they fanmerch?

[Anonymous No.9764277]

>>9764274
They're official merch. They're from last year. It was called the Eevee Collection Dolls Campaign.

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[Anonymous No.9764295]

>>9764292
My wallet hurts from just looking at this, it's impressive

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[Anonymous No.9764298]

>>9764295
They said that's not even all of their bags in the picture.

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[Anonymous No.9764303]

I love this, the heart buttons on the heart bag is awesome.

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[Anonymous No.9764306]

Free Them

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[Anonymous No.9764310]

Series bags are polorizing, but cosplaying from a series while wearing a series bag is cute. And the bag embellishments match the color scheme of her cosplay!

[Anonymous No.9764313]

Speaking of this series, fucking best boy goals. I know the price on some of those can badges and I weep

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[Anonymous No.9764375]

Is there anyone with zakkamart's A4 fake leather tote (pic related) that can tell me how big the window is? I'm thinking of buying one for my next bag but would like to see if my merch would fit in the visible area. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.9764384]

>>9764320
Love the badge patterns on this one.

[Anonymous No.9764387]

>>9764132
I'm looking to make a Meteor bag and this is great inspo!

[Anonymous No.9764388]

>>9764375
I have it. The window covers the whole front of the bag, and it have no depth like some of wegos bags, so plushies and such would be hard to fit

[Anonymous No.9764456]

>>9764317
Seeing an actual prince of tennis itabag makes me so happy.

[Anonymous No.9764513]

>>9764132
This looks so damn good, I love the colors.
Hnnn will to get started on a Kamen Rider Drive bag intensifying.

[Anonymous No.9764737]

>>9764320
this is still one of my favorite bags. absolute goals

[Anonymous No.9764802]

Does anyone have the dimensions of the Utapri backpacks???

[Anonymous No.9764805]

>>9764004
I feel stupid for not knowing it was that simple. Thank you!

[Anonymous No.9764808]

>>9764388
Nayrt but could you post some pics? I was thinking of getting this exact bag

[Anonymous No.9764809]

>>9764802
>???
Don't do that.

Anyway, quoting a friend here:Top pocket with the highest point of the curve being max height: 27cm x 17cm. Bottom pocket: 27cm x 17cm.

[Anonymous No.9764812]

>>9764809
sorry force of habit.
thank you!

[Anonymous No.9764844]

looks like a new base bag, might be good for dog-related characters?
>https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=564233060794

[Anonymous No.9764870]

Man, I had no idea there were so many KR fans here.
I remember seeing this one on twitter and wishing they'd take the ballchains off and pin things properly, because it'd be a really nice bag if they did.

>>9764805
Diff anon, but using グッズ (goods) in the same way will also get you stuff.

[Anonymous No.9764909]

>>9764870
Fourze is one of my favourites, and having all of this merch is so nice, but agreed that I wish it was put together better.

[Anonymous No.9765076]

I love my UtaPri tote but the straps are too short. I think I'm going to have to make custom straps that use the same snap/velcro combo so I can wear it crossbody or at least a little lower.

Has anyone else tried this?

[Anonymous No.9765137]

>>9764844
Would it be weird to do a bag exclusively for Shiba Inus? Because I very much want to now.

[Anonymous No.9765145]

>>9765137

No, go on ahead anon.

[Anonymous No.9765184]

>>9765137
it's still an actual theme, so i don't see the issue. people get just as passionate about dog breeds as some of us do over husbandos and waifus desu

[Anonymous No.9765258]

>>9764320
Fuck I really want my bag to look like this

[Anonymous No.9765372]

Not the best but this is my first bag ;0: I really wanted to show support for my boys.

[Anonymous No.9765469]

>>9765372
Please lurk more.

[Anonymous No.9765858]

>>9765372
Uhm... Did you come from facebook? If so I think you need to seriously lurk more because this sucks. There's no kind of layout and it's just random items from one series thrown in

[Anonymous No.9766119]

>>9765372
You're trying to make a Knights-themed, right? Right now, none of the merch feels like it belongs together. Even if you change the layout, it'll still look unbalanced, because each piece has different things going on; the can badges are all different colors and sizes, etc. If they were all of one character, those differences wouldn't seem as dramatic, but unit bags are more difficult. They're not impossible, though; >>9750034 is a good example! Even though each character has a different color scheme, the items all match, so it looks more cohesive. Playing up the unit colors helps too, so the navy background in your bag was a good choice... it just can't pull all the weight.
Try looking for more merch from the same sets you've already bought. It should be easiest to complete those heart badges, because you've got 2/5, but I don't know how much any of the sets cost and don't care enough to check.

[Anonymous No.9766160]

Could I get some crit on my new layout ? I realized I'd accumulated quite a bit of extra merch lately so I took down everything to do some rearranging. Everything is just laying down on the bag for now !

[Anonymous No.9766163]

And here's the other side. I tried to maintain a symmetry, but since I used the leftover merch after making the first side it's a bit less cohesive

[Anonymous No.9766183]

>>9766160
Something about the gold rose bothers me. It might be because it draws your attention away from the merch instead of complimenting it

[Anonymous No.9766196]

I feel like an idiot for asking, but how do people attach their phone charms/straps? I'm not sure if I prefer how they look without the straps visible or if I like how they are with the straps dangling, though I think I'm more partial to the latter

[Anonymous No.9766198]

Guess this just launched. It's an alright idea and the designs are cute but they are rather specifically themed, only seem to come in black and have a glitter window. With only a few exceptions I don't think anyone actually WANTS a glitter window we just put up with it

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magicalnerds/ita-bag-collection

[Anonymous No.9766204]

>>9766198
The window can be clear, it's on the description.

[Anonymous No.9766209]

>>9766198
Took a look at her insta
https://www.instagram.com/magical_nerds/

Imo she has a lot of good ideas for bags that would compliment a costume (the witch cauldron, coffin, and mansion bags) but for an ita bag they are too specific. Theres ton of characters that a black bag would work well with, but not a black-hologram bag with bat wings. I can only think of making a tomadatchi bag with it, and thats about it.

[Anonymous No.9766215]

>>9766209
I honestly think she'd be better off doing novelty bags for lolita or something than itabags. The ideas are cute but like you said, they're way too specific. I like the coffin bag the most since it can be used for more characters, all others I'm at a loss for what to use them for.

[Anonymous No.9766216]

I just don't understand this stupid dumb house, they should just make replicas of the discontinued wego backpacks everyone wants

[Anonymous No.9766218]

>>9766216
>they should just make replicas of the discontinued wego backpacks everyone wants
Seeing this dumb kickstarter gain traction is making me seriously consider it since I already work with a bag factory for my day job. I should really hit them up...

[Anonymous No.9766221]

>>9766216
I'd be kinda interested if there were more colors. Seems like it would be alright for a series or band bag. On the other hand I feel like a stage bag with curtains would do that job better since there are so many idol series.

I won't be buying from her but I at least appreciate that she already has a business and seems to know how to deal with manufacturers. Even if this is a few steps up from getting stuff printed on stock apparel goods.

[Anonymous No.9766223]

>>9766198
all of these are ugly and overspecific. i'd rather back a KS with color options than whatever the hell >>9766216 is supposed to be.

[Anonymous No.9766229]

>>9766196
Most people take the lanyard (?) off and use a safety pin to hold the jump ring on.

[Anonymous No.9766231]

>>9766198
Honestly just curious what manufacturer is she using or how to procure decent ones, would be awesome to get one-of-kind custom bags with my own designs.

[Anonymous No.9766245]

>>9766198
>teehee apologies for the expensive international shipping but that's all i can do uwu

So sick of all of these people who don't actually bother to look into alternative shipping options. Most people are willing to wait a while if it means cheaper shipping.

[Anonymous No.9766282]

>>9766216
Wouldn't all the house detailing shit get in the way of showing merch? I hope at least it's all one pocket and not like 6 (?) small compartments

[Anonymous No.9766286]

>>9766282
I imagine its meant to male it less awkward to have multiple characters by grouping their individual theming in each window

Kinda shitty that the coffin is the highest current stretch goal since that's the one everyone will want the most

[Anonymous No.9766288]

>>9766286
>Kinda shitty that the coffin is the highest current stretch goal since that's the one everyone will want the most
That's how kickstarters work.

[Anonymous No.9766394]

>>9766245
This is only tangentially related, but the United States just discontinued small packet shipping for international merchandise shipping which means it now costs a MINIMUM of $13 to ship even a single can badge or acrylic strap out of the US which is bullshit

[Anonymous No.9766409]

Anyone else super tired of seeing nearly identical black/ red persona 5 bags? I get that it's the obvious choice but I wish people would step outside the box with their P5 bags more.

[Anonymous No.9766411]

>>9766282
I think the house is a cute idea, each character could get its own little 'room' and the big tower could be for the group badges and shit.
It would make a nice insert, but not an entire bag.

[Anonymous No.9766413]

>>9766394
I got a bubble mailer posted a few days ago that was $6 to Canada, so clearly there are lower costs than $13 for one item.

[Anonymous No.9766438]

>>9766409
It's pretty hard when it makes up most of the merch. Too tired to find the pic but someone finally put the white cat ear bag to good use for Yusuke so it at least had more white.

[Anonymous No.9766441]

>>9766413
I think US and Canada shipping is a little different, but then again she should at least have that distinction.

[Anonymous No.9766447]

>>9766438
Was it this one, anon?

[Anonymous No.9766457]

>>9766438
>>9766447
I preferred this one?

[Anonymous No.9766469]

>>9766457
I like the merch layout better in >>9766447, but the red backing board is super nice and I adore that tail on the zipper

[Anonymous No.9766477]

>>9766196
You can pin through the hoop or use glue dots/velcro dots to attach them. Or use both for added hold and no swing

[Anonymous No.9766539]

>>9766441
It's what happens when you just use flat rate international shipping boxes. The shipping company makes a hefty profit. If you're willing to actually go in and pay per item, it ends up being way cheaper, but it does take more time.

[Anonymous No.9766927]

I was looking to get an extra deep bag to put plushes in and assumed the wego totes were the way to go. I know the first one is double sided and the second is vinyl instead of canvas, but are there any differences I should know about?

[Anonymous No.9766970]

>>9766477
Would glue dots peel the print off an acrylic charm if the design is on the side you stick it to?

[Anonymous No.9766982]

>>9766970
in my experience they haven't, but they're also not totally sturdy if it's your only attachment and you aren't careful with your bag. i'd recommend sewing/pinning through the jump ring and using glue dots for stability

[Anonymous No.9766990]

I'm planning on getting this for my first itabag. Since there isn't much merch I was planning on using official art for buttons. I'm going to be using wackybuttons, but I'm stuck on what size to get. Should I go for 1.5 or 2.25 inch buttons?

[Anonymous No.9766996]

>>9766990
I'd go with 1.5 since both the bag and window look pretty small

[Anonymous No.9766997]

>>9766990
That's a really cute base! As for button size, I'd go with 1.5", that's big enough imo, but it depends on how many you want to make and how much space you want them to take up.

[Anonymous No.9767082]

>>9766927
I remember seeing a review for the pu leather version that stated the window was about 2 inches deep.

[Anonymous No.9767087]

>>9766198
> ita bag
> $24 International shipping
> No photos of prototype bags or mention of material
> "apology stickers"

Fucking scam

[Anonymous No.9767270]

>>9766160
What >>9766183 said, I think it looks weird that it's a flat rose and you put pins on top of that. I think it looks nice at first glance at least, maybe put the trading cards in the same kind of case (one without the holes at the top) and I think if the rosette were neater it'd look a lot better.

[Anonymous No.9767403]

>>9764808
I can take pics tomorrow!

[Anonymous No.9767436]

I'm completely new to itabagging so you'll have to forgive me. Is there such a thing as a tastefully minimal itabag? I have a small handful of items on preorder (plushies, pins, there are some themed fanmade necklaces I'm going to be purchasing sometime soon), but one of the characters in this pairing is popular as hell. His official merch gets snatched up fast and/or gets sold for a high amount on secondhand sites it'll take me a while to gather more items. How acceptable is it to don a bag which is rather empty? Is it okay as long as the layout is alright? Or is it the wrong kind of painful and should be kept out of sight?

[Anonymous No.9767452]

>>9767436
You can use filler items like flowers, cute scrapbooking stuff, etc. to take up room, or use a large picture of the character from a clear file/towel/whatever and use it as a background. The majority of bags at conventions suck, so no one's going to care if you just wear it outside without bragging to the internet

[Anonymous No.9767455]

>>9767436
It could work alright if you had a bag with the character printed on it and the merch takes up the empty space. Just don't leave a lot of empty space it's the really spread out heart bags that are the most sad I-just-got-this-at-this-con vibe.

[Anonymous No.9767460]

>>9767452
Alrighty, thank you. Those are some cute ideas too.

Are there any bags you would recommend for plushies? Do they get squished in bags at all? They look like they're about 6cm wide but they look pretty stiff.

[Anonymous No.9767466]

>>9767460
The WEGO tote bags and UtaPri backpacks both have thicker windows designed for plushie or other large merch. There are a couple bags on taobao and aliexpress with thicker windows too, but as off-brand bags they don't have real names so it's harder to find them.

You can see the WEGO one up a couple posts in the thread >>9766927

[Anonymous No.9767467]

>>9767466
Oops, guess I skipped over that post. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.9767472]

So, reworking my Raichu itabag since I got a couple new things. I'm not 100% on the layout and would really appreciate any advice. Does it somehow look too empty because of the black glitter felt showing in the background?

[Anonymous No.9767474]

This is one of the chinese bags I saw that had a deeper window. The text should come off with some acetone/nail polish remover.

> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/small-bag-too/32821733057.html

[Anonymous No.9767483]

>>9767436

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>>9767474
Damn, those are really cute.

[Anonymous No.9767493]

>>9767403
Please do! Can you show us how the front pocket closes and how deep it is. Maybe with an A4 book or clear file for scale? I'd really appreciate it

[Anonymous No.9767499]

>>9767436
You could always get a bag with a small window like pic. I think empty tends to look pretty bad, depending on how your filler items look.

[Anonymous No.9767548]

>>9767499
I was thinking of getting a small bag too but maybe it'll be easier working with a larger one. Like this one would have been perfect if it was just slightly bigger with a deeper pocket.
https://gocart.jp/ap/item/i/A0GC00008U4Q

[Anonymous No.9767555]

>>9767472
No, looks like just the right amount of space between items. I personally think being able to see the entire items is better rather then having shit overlap each other.

[Anonymous No.9767568]

>>9767548
Why would it be easier working with a bigger bag if you have very little merch?

Also which character is this for? Why are they so hard to find stuff for?

[Anonymous No.9767616]

>>9767472
The black glitter is pretty cute~
Spoonflower also sells some "lightning bolt" fabric that might be a cute touch?

[Anonymous No.9767622]

>>9767568
I want to shove two plushies which are around 12cm tall in there. It's gonna be a Persona 5 protag+Goro Akechi bag, and Goro is the popular one. People really love overcharging for his official merch, but they're in high demand so it's understandable. I am gonna be buying more fanmade items as time passes, and I'm mostly just keeping an eye on auctions and whatnot for decently priced official items. I love these boys so much but you won't catch me paying $30-50+ for a single little pin.

[Anonymous No.9767755]

>>9766183
>>9767270

Thanks for your input ! The rose is a remnant of my older layout, when I didn't have as much merch. I'll see if I can replace it with anything less eye-catching ! Maybe another card ?

Would ironing the rosette's fold flat make it look better ? It's a gift from a friend so I'd like to keep it if I can. Unfortunately the holes in the card cases are how I sew them down (the one on the left is a new one I hadn't pierced yet) but if you have any alternate ideas on how to do that, I'm interested !

[Anonymous No.9767798]

>>9767622
As someone making a Goro bag, I can relate with you. Good luck, anon!

[Anonymous No.9767908]

Took off the rose and added a card, is it better like this ?

[Anonymous No.9767911]

>>9767908
I definitely like this better.

[Anonymous No.9767919]

>>9767908

If you can get some more of that brass satin ribbon, I think this would be cute with a couple more accessories in it.

[Anonymous No.9767920]

>>9767919
You mean the ribbon at the top ? I've got a second one I put on the other side of the bag, but I can go back to the shop I got them at to see if they have more

[Anonymous No.9768062]

>>9767920

I meant matching the rosette.

[Anonymous No.9768101]

>>9767798
Thank you anon, good luck to you too! How is your bag coming along? I'd love to see it.

[Anonymous No.9768177]

>>9767472
Not at all, I like the spacing between your items; it looks nice and neat. It's only really bad when there's a huge amount of negative space between everything that not only looks poorly laid out, but highlights how little merch there actually is (see: many bags on the Facebook group).

[Anonymous No.9768298]

>>9763590
fantastic, honestly seeing great Precure warms my cold heart

[Anonymous No.9768333]

>>9768062
I'll ask my friend if she has any more ! You're right, a couple more cute accessories can't hurt

[Anonymous No.9768350]

For any EU anons wanting items from Wego's current sale, gonna place a group order tomorrow night. If you'd still like to join, please let me know asap so I can drop a contact and we can discuss

[Anonymous No.9768604]

First time doing this.

[Anonymous No.9768628]

>>9768604
Yikes.

[Anonymous No.9768635]

>>9768628
Baby steps, but I’ll listen. What did I do wrong?

[Anonymous No.9768639]

>>9768604
>more gf itabags in the world

yesss. a cute sparkly felt insert would be cute for all your mabel badges! thanks for reminding me of my gravfalls bag thats been in WIP hell forever

[Anonymous No.9768652]

>>9768635
not that anon but
> empty upper half
> keychains have very visible clasps
> black while good for showing merch, makes little sense for gf or the merch's colors

[Anonymous No.9768655]

>>9768652
It’s a WIP. It’s going to be more filled up if I get more shit to put in it on my next con in four months

[Anonymous No.9768660]

>>9764388
>>9767403
Sorry for the late reply but that would be great! If you wouldn't mind sharing the measurements of the clear window as well that would be super. Pic to contribute to thread.

[Anonymous No.9768661]

>>9768652
>empty upper half
Not enough GF trinkets from the ALA artist alley where I got my itabag

[Anonymous No.9768670]

>>9768661
>where I got my itabag
anon, no.

[Anonymous No.9768697]

>>9768635
I'd fill the whole thing with badges and make an awesome button bag instead.

[Anonymous No.9768701]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/567388433/window-messenger-bag-ita-bag

Anyone have luck with this one? I need a crossbody type with a somewhat deep window and it looks promising

[Anonymous No.9768705]

>>9768701
This price feels suspiciously low for something that's supposedly hand made.

[Anonymous No.9768723]

>>9768705
Looks like its a place that makes bags regularly so maybe they have low production cost? The reviews are pretty positive.

[Anonymous No.9768729]

>>9768705
The seller is from guatemala I believe, so currency conversion could play into the pricing. Raichu anon upthread got one of their backpacks and didn't report any quality problems.

[Anonymous No.9768798]

>>9768723
If they're outsourcing the bags, they aren't hand made, unless they mean "made by the hands of small children."

>>9768729
I'm not critiquing the quality. I just think the description is a lie.

[Anonymous No.9768801]

Here are pictures of the Zakkamart A4 bag some of you requested.
The bag closes with a zipper and the window with a velcro strip. The velcro is nice and keeps the pocket closed very well

[Anonymous No.9768802]

>>9768801
I just noticed how blurry the upper picture got, but the window is 22x34cm

[Anonymous No.9768805]

>>9768802
And the bag next to an A4-clearfile for reference

[Anonymous No.9768824]

>>9768705
>>9768798
At a 1:7.5 conversion rate for the guatamalan currency, it's a completely reasonable rate for a hand made bag.

[Anonymous No.9768825]

>>9768801
>>9768802
>>9768805
Thank you anon! These are very helpful.

[Anonymous No.9768850]

Anybody have any ideas to incorporate a mini wall scroll/tapestry to an itabag? Maybe some way to wear it if not putting it on the bag itself?

[Anonymous No.9768853]

>>9768701
I made a review for you anon, I just got one of these bags myself. Before I got it I read some reviews from other anons here, and decided to take the chance and then make a cohesive sort of review. Feel free to ask any questions and I'll try to answer.
The plastic is rather thin, but the bag construction is pretty solid and seems strong. Honestly I don't think the bag is "handmade" in the sense that many Etsy sellers try to put across their products as, it's most likely made in a factory.

[Anonymous No.9768854]

>>9768824
That rate would be horrible for importing fabrics, fixtures, etc for the crafting of bags.

I just can't see them being truly hand made. Which is fine. I don't give a shit because most bags are being made in factories. I just hate it when people on etsy claim stuff is hand made when it isn't.

[Anonymous No.9768858]

>>9768854
I'm lost are you upset about the fact it's made with a machine at this point? I don't think the volume this store produces seems like a factory. I know people personally who own a Juki industrial machine in their homes. At least it's not people just reselling stuff from China which is most definitely knockoffs and factory made.

[Anonymous No.9768967]

>>9768661
>getting your base bag at a con

go back to fb

[Anonymous No.9768997]

>>9768661
How much did you pay for this bag? Because odds are you got ripped off.

[Anonymous No.9768999]

>>9768850

[Anonymous No.9769038]

>>9768661
Double yikes.

[Anonymous No.9769056]

>>9768997
$25

[Anonymous No.9769217]

>>9769056
Yeah you got ripped off.

[Anonymous No.9769227]

Welp, this is what I get for not jumping on something immediately. I found an item I wanted to buy on CDJapan last night, but $30 for a single keychain was a bit much so I was gonna add some shit to my order today, but now it's sold out. It was on backorder and it said it'd ship in 1-2 weeks. I'm unfamiliar with all this stuff; does this mean they'd only ship to people who placed the order, and now it's either gone for good or will be available for purchase through backorder again later down the road? Will it restock and be available for purchase again in those 1-2 weeks? I'd rather avoid paying around double for it on ebay if I can... It doesn't seem to be on yahoo auctions/suruga/otamart/etc unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.9769267]

>>9769217
How much do they usually cost?

[Anonymous No.9769269]

>>9769267
10 bucks like every other knockoff.

[Anonymous No.9769271]

>>9769269
I got the bag at the dealers hall, but the trinkets at the artist alley. Like I said, I’m new to this.

[Anonymous No.9769305]

>>9769271
Did you just impulse buy everything at the con? Because that's how they get you.
If you're new it's a good idea to read the FAQ and actually look at bag/merch prices and where to get stuff.

[Anonymous No.9769368]

>>9768858
No, I'd still consider someone manually using a machine to be hand made, if it's the person running the shop. But there are a lot of signs on this etsy shop that they're being produced elsewhere.

Like I said, I'm fine with that. I just wish people were honest.

[Anonymous No.9769370]

>>9768805
Thank you anon this is perfect! Not sure about the velcro closure but the actual design is really nice

[Anonymous No.9769394]

>>9769056
$25 isn't too bad. That bag usually goes for 13-15$ and a $10 or less convenience fee for being able to look at it and pick it up in person is pretty reasonable. A lot of cons sell those bags in the $30-40 range, which IS a huge rip off.

You've got a nice start to your bag! It's pretty empty but WIPs all have to start somewhere.

Check out the FAQ and consider making a backing board with an appropriate fabric for your bag. Personally I've always liked black bags as a start for most series.

The guide is heavily skewed towards buying merch for Japanese fandoms, so the same sources won't work for you to pick up official goods. But some of the GF official stuff is really nice. Cool pocket watches and stuff. A Bill Cypher plushie might be a good way to take up a lot of space while you're still buying new merch - he's relatively flat so should fit in the bag.

[Anonymous No.9769585]

>>9769227
Backorder means they'll try and get it from the supplier for you but don't hold your breath.

What keychain is it? Maybe we can help you track another down

[Anonymous No.9769742]

>>9769271
>buys bag at con
>"trinkets"
>I'm new!!

Please lurk more. This isn't the FB group where you're gonna get ass pats for a half empty bag.

[Anonymous No.9769760]

Ah yes the facebook group.

[Anonymous No.9769803]

>>9769585
It's this one.
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEODAI-27052
Only other place outside of ebay I found him on was http://ebten.jp/p/s/4541993032099/ (first option) but they're sold out too.

[Anonymous No.9769809]

>>9769760
lmao #2 describes the Sanrio Danshi situation perfectly.

[Anonymous No.9769849]

>>9769760
#2 especially irks me.

[Anonymous No.9770178]

>>9769803
Aw shit it changed to Sold out. You can try request through their proxy service and see if that pays off? otherwise it'll just be stalking auctions. Try searching ぴた ペルソナ5 since that'll hit up any keywords rather than the full title. Best of luck :( I'm in the same situation but the strap i want isn't even going up for sale

[Anonymous No.9770273]

>>9770178
Gosh, trying to get P5 merch is just the worst. I might have to try requesting it then. It sucks that the strap you want didn't get didn't go up for sale ;_;

[Anonymous No.9770275]

>>9770273
Wow, whoops. *didn't get to go up for sale

[Anonymous No.9770390]

Facebook dump.

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[Anonymous No.9770413]

Does anyone have a pic of a Kylo Ren bag?
One got posted a while back but I couldn't find it in the archives.

[Anonymous No.9770428]

>>9770409
>that top left corner
I'm glad they have official merch (especially that pricy, old rubberstrap) so I can laugh at it without guilt.

[Anonymous No.9770446]

>>9770406
This is so cute!

[Anonymous No.9770542]

I put some cork as a backing recently and saw someone else, pic related, did the same and I was wondering what do you think of using cork as backing? Is it a decent idea to do?

[Anonymous No.9770552]

>>9770542
This one is mine. It's a WIP but I wanted to imagine a corkboard inside the base bag but it's the character's (In this case, Sonic's) corkboard instead.

I know I want to put something on the sides in the inside and maybe put something on the outside but I want it to feel more personal to him and I'm struggling to figure out how. Maybe put some sticky notes in there? I want to show the corkboard in there but without it feeling bare.

[Anonymous No.9770563]

>>9770552
Your concept is interesting for an easy to make bag with minimal effort, but it falls apart in execution. Since the cork board is smaller than the window it looks haphazard and messy instead of purposefully disheveled.

Although on a broader note, fabric covered cork board would be an interesting backing board choice for how easy it would be to rearrange items. Might be perfect for a bag that's still growing as the owner buys more merch. Standalone corkboards are frail, but could easily be cut to the right size and mounted on something cheap like a piece of thick cardboard. then they're suddenly both sturdy and practical. Make the push pins cute or thematic and it won't even matter that they're visible from an aesthetic standpoint. Pic related just looks like any other flower embellishment I've seen on a bag.

[Anonymous No.9770568]

>>9770563
Hmm, I'll have to redo the cork then, unless I can put a boarder? I did double up on the cork. Otherwise, I'll have to try the thick cardboard under it. I'll have to find some proper embellishments.

I do have a traditional itabag but that's also a WIP as well.

[Anonymous No.9770571]

>>9770568
If you could get a bigger cork board and then cut it down to size that would look much better!

[Anonymous No.9770572]

>>9770406
>every member except sugawara
Why

[Anonymous No.9770688]

>>9770542
Number #2 of the Facebook 5

>>9770552
Black frilly bag, undersized corkboard. We can see what you're trying to but the execution is terrible. Replace the bag with something less uguukawaii and get a bigger board.

[Anonymous No.9770695]

>>9770688
>>9770571
I'll try to make a bigger board then. And yeah, the bag has an unexpected story behind it. I'll have to figure out an alternative that can work.

[Anonymous No.9770922]

>>9770695
One of the messenger style bags would work well desu since that'd give it the "travel" look

[Anonymous No.9771017]

Asking here because you guys know your shit.

I'm after the bag with the arrow pointing at it. I know its a POMMOP bag but I can only seem to find the largest size next to it, or the tiny shoulder bag from the FAQ link (unless I'm being blind). Does anyone know a retailer that sells the size inbetween?

>>9770406 seems to have the same bag on the right of the image too

[Anonymous No.9771027]

>>9769760
Oh man, is it looked down upon to use fanmerch in itabags? I've got a mix of official and fanmerch in mine

[Anonymous No.9771040]

>>9771027

[Emma No.9771050]

>>9763834
source to the YN merch pls

[Anonymous No.9771086]

>>9771027
Bait accepted

Q. Does your series have a good amount of merchandise?

A. Yes, it has enough for bag.
Then buy that. It's ok to use fanmerch but you should try and fill most of your bag with official. A couple of fanmerch charms and badges can add a nice personal touch.

B. No as it has one or two, or none at all.
Then you don't have a fucking choice really.

>>9770542 is an example of someone making a bag for a series with shit loads of merch, but only using fanmerch. Don't be that person.

[Anonymous No.9771093]

>>9771086
Oh awesome, yeah, that's what I was kinda thinking. Thank you! I'll lurk more next time!

[Anonymous No.9771115]

>>9771027
I always feel that bags full of fanmerch don't look like itabags. Fanmerch can be nice and pretty but it doesn't feel like it's going the full mile for making a shrine of what you claim to love so much.

[Anonymous No.9771154]

>>9771115
if all you can find for a character (ie some western fandoms) is fanmerch it's the best you can do

[Anonymous No.9771164]

>>9771115
This might change your mind

[Anonymous No.9771180]

>>9764265
>>9771050
Otamart, YJA, and Mercari!

>>9770392
>>9771164
My bag! Thank you anons!

[Anonymous No.9771185]

what

[Anonymous No.9771204]

>>9771185
Is this the new thing? Making assbrained base bag designs?

[Anonymous No.9771223]

>>9771185
All of these bags are so fucking ugly and impractical.

[Anonymous No.9771225]

>>9771115
I feel like it’s the opposite, you’re so dedicated to one character you want to find all the merch you can.

[Anonymous No.9771234]

>>9771225
Well, the original idea of itabags was also supporting the media they're from, so there's some shows with a shiton of merch like YoI, Free, Sanrio Danshi, etc. where filling it with fanmerch feels disingenuous.

[Anonymous No.9771249]

>>9771185
A lot of these seem like they're more targeted towards non-itafashion alt. fashion or for casual wear.

[Anonymous No.9771256]

>>9771249
They'd work much better for that than itabagging.
I just wish they'd try to market it towards that, but nah not until the bandwagon passes.

[Anonymous No.9771279]

>>9771185
okay but, fill them up with the aliens from toy story

[Anonymous No.9771281]

>>9771115
I used to buy absurd amounts of fan merch for a certain series I like because there are so few people drawing for it so I bought whatever I could find. I ended up with like three itabags for it made mostly out of fanmerch with a lot still left over, though there is what itabag-able official merch I could find on there, plus I buy other merch and dvds to support the series. I didn't buy the fan merch specifically to make itabags with, but I just ended up with so much that I needed a way to store them nicely.

I do agree to some degree that if a series has a lot of itabag-able people should stick to official merch as much as possible but at the same time, a lot of official merch tends to look really samey which leads to a lot of similar-looking bags, which may then lead to people wanting to use fanmerch for a more unique and personal bag. Plus, some series have merch that is technically itabag-able but is ugly/doesn't fit certain base bags aesthetically or physically.

Sorry for the ramble, pic to contribute.

[Anonymous No.9771293]

>>9771234
The original idea of itabags was teenage girls in japan stocking up on rubber straps and can badges of their absolute favorite characters and hanging them all off their bag at the same time, which then caught on as a trend after it was picked up by street fashion photographers.

So, no, the original idea of an itabag was "god I sure do fucking love this" and the community has evolved over time. The english itabag community has divisive and strong opinions about fan merch, and we're literally never going to agree because how you feel about fan merch stems directly from WHY you made your bag in the first place.

[Anonymous No.9771316]

>>9771185
Looks like these next set of bags will be for a different kickstarter.

[Anonymous No.9771364]

>>9771316
I feel like this girl doesn't know what itabags are and just thinks they're bags with clear windows. The UFO and rocket bags would be good for alien characters or characters who like space (Gentarou from Fourze or Kaito from DRV3) and her cauldron bag would be good for witch characters but that's not a whole lot of characters and her other bags are just too specific to be of any use.

[Anonymous No.9771377]

>>9771185
I mean, I'd rather it was a rocket but I'd love this for my space senseis.

[Anonymous No.9771397]

Agree with this anon >>9771281 fanmerch has it's time and place, and I don't think only using official merch is necessary for a nice itabag.

I got most items on my Miku bag in Tokyo when I went there over new years. She has tons of official merch and I bought pretty much anything of her I could find at the different merch shops, ignoring dupes and straight up ugly merch. I also went to Comiket, and there I bought lots of well made fanmade merch of her as well, because I love the character. Since she is a character that constantly gets new merch, I plan maybe swap out some of the fanmerch in the future when I can't fit more new stuff onto the bag. But some of the fanmade merch are my favorites because they are really pretty. As long as it's well made and look good I don't mind fanmerch.

I also would like to make an itabag for Rakan from LoL since he's my husbando, and he doesn't have any official merchandise, so then fanmerch is necessary.

Tl;dr: I think fanmerch can be nice as long as they are well made and look good.

[Anonymous No.9771406]

>>9771281
>a lot of official merch tends to look really samey which leads to a lot of similar-looking bags, which may then lead to people wanting to use fanmerch for a more unique and personal bag.

You can run into the opposite problem with fanmerch, though. Some of it is so stylistic that it barely even resembles the original character anymore. Or it's done in a style or colour that clashes with a lot of official merch.

[Anonymous No.9771449]

>>9771406
This is true too. On one of my bags I have some charms drawn in different styles, so I tried mixing them with repeats of official merch to try and "blend" them in. I think with unique merch that may potentially clash, you just have to choose between compromising the aesthetic of your bag or not using the merch at all if you can't find a way around it.

[Anonymous No.9771644]

>>9771293
>The original idea of itabags was teenage girls in japan stocking up on rubber straps and can badges of their absolute favorite characters and hanging them all off their bag at the same time, which then caught on as a trend after it was picked up by street fashion photographers.
And yet you rarely see pure fanmerch bags from japan, despite the large availability of it over there.

[Anonymous No.9771649]

>>9771406
Agreed; this is why I'm very picky with the merch I collect. My husbando's official merch is incredibly samey so I do like to mix it up a bit, but I make sure to pick fan merch that looks good with the rest of the stuff I have rather than go for whatever kawaii desu crap that artists offer.
>Some of it is so stylistic that it barely even resembles the original character anymore
This is a huge pet peeve of mine; it's fine if someone has a different take on X character if it's just fan art, but if you're selling your art, making the characters recognizable is the bare minimum you can do.

[Anonymous No.9771697]

>>9771397
Yeah this is my sentiment on the whole thing. Your itabag can have whatever blend of merch you want on it as long as it looks good.

[Anonymous No.9771749]

>>9771406
>Or it's done in a style or colour that clashes with a lot of official merch

I'm running into this issue with the official merch itself for my next project. All existing official items for what I'm collecting atm either have this ugly Mii-looking style or super adorable chibi style. Unfortunately the majority of it is the former, the latter is harder to find and has less characters available.
Also have not found any fanmerch so far, so I might have to make some myself to better match the chibis, even though the ugly items are official and a bit easier to find.

[Anonymous No.9771796]

Westerners have to pay at least double for most official merch and most of the time that extra goes to shipping, not even the original company. Or its second hand which usually comes with character tax that definitely doesnt make it back to the creators. I dont think there's anything wrong with fan merch as long as it looks good since we have such a higher gate of entry into the hobby than the Japanese and other countries with Animate et al.

That being said Ive only found a small amount of fan merch for my son that isn't garbage.

[Anonymous No.9771829]

>>9771377
I have some good news for you.

[Anonymous No.9771910]

>>9771796
> westerners have to pay more

This only applies if you're making a bag for a tax character. It works out cheaper for us if we buy merch for unpopular since it's usually extremely cheap compared to buying a full box, and it's bountiful.

But I'll say it again, and keep saying it:

If you can't afford it then you're in the wrong hobby. Itabags are fucking expensive, it's part of what makes them cringe, it's part of the devotion. If you can't suck it up and pay then just do something else. Even fanmerch isn't cheap.

[Anonymous No.9771911]

>>9771829
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

[Anonymous No.9771919]

Are there any services who go to real life events and buy blind boxes for you? I don't believe these items will be available online.

[Anonymous No.9772009]

>>9771919
There are but it'd be cheaper to buy them from auctions

[Anonymous No.9772016]

>>9772009
Well damn, guess I should have expected that. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.9772021]

>>9771919
there are several, but like >>9772009 said you'd be better off waiting til stuff starts turning up on YJA and the like. the only exception would be is if you're in a smaller or less popular fandom and need to front full box splits yourself to get the quantity of merch you want. i've had to do that just because i'm a person who loves duplicates and has a highly sought after character in a niche series; if i just wanted singles i could've gotten away without doing them though.

if you just want a one-off charm it's never worth it to ask a proxy for blind packs, because you're going to pay at the ass with no guarantee you'll even get what you want.

[Anonymous No.9772027]

>>9772021
realized i could add my last in-person visit total, this is one of the cheapest ones i've used wrt labor and travel costs. 10% item fee seems fairly standard as well from my experience. it was worth it because of the sheer quantity of stuff i was getting but you'd probably pay more in employee time than the actual blind packs desu

[Anonymous No.9772203]

Thank god for being able to buy opened blind boxes because otherwise I'd have gone mad trying to get matching sets.

[Anonymous No.9772232]

>>9767755

A card is what I was thinking. The rose may look good on the top left of your bag at the base of the handle.

Try to iron the rosettes and perhaps you should try bows or ribbon of some kind above the cards?

[Anonymous No.9772292]

>>9772203
Always love seeing this bag.

[Anonymous No.9772436]

>>9771644
Well with the abundance and ready availability of official merch it's not like they really have to resort to fanmerch.

[Anonymous No.9772454]

Long time lurker finally buying my first bag! I was looking for some pointers/improvements before I get anything. I want to make a Severus Snape bag (don't judge he's gotten through hell and back) and there are some amazing enamel pins. i was thinking of doing a plain black board and then maybe doing baby's breath around the pins and sticking with a theme. I found one other bag so I can of gauge how much merch I'll need (though this bag appear slightly older) any good tips on how to avoid dead space? I've been trying to really think outside the box without it being tacky. Thanks y'all! (pic attached is the one I found if anyone could tell me where it was from that would be great...they've got some killer merch)

[Anonymous No.9772482]

>>9772454
Please don't take any inspiration from this bag. You clearly haven't been lurking long enough.

[Anonymous No.9772496]

>>9767483
I fucking love this.

[Anonymous No.9772501]

>>9772482
>>>9738985 →
I'm not...I just didn't wanna say it's 'not good' as I feel like we Snape fans have to stick together. I'm planning on doing baby's breath to break up the dead space behind all the pins. I'm gonna do some tiny LEDs around the edges that are green as that's my central theme color. I'm focusing on that as color and the theme is his scholarship. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips specifically relating to enamel pins and advice regarding them as thats my focus.

[Anonymous No.9772503]

>>9772454
> can you tell me where it's from
> tumblr file name

[Anonymous No.9772507]

>>9765372
>>9768604
>>9772454
What is with all these shit FB tier bags and people posting them here lately?

[Anonymous No.9772509]

>>9772501
You didn't even ask any questions relating to enamel pins, and I can't even imagine what "advice" you'd need about them?

[Anonymous No.9772511]

>>9772503
I know its from tumblr but I've tried anything I can't find the original blog...when I found the image originally I clicked but it seemed to be a weird repost. Tried reverse searching the image but can't pull it up. The only tag on it was snamione and idk if I wanna scroll through that tag on tumblr desu

[Anonymous No.9772512]

>>9772509
I was just wondering if you guys had tips about fitting them into a bag better. like whereas buttons are round and aren't as difficult what do you do when a piece has very abrupt edges or an unusual shape?

[Anonymous No.9772513]

>>9772511
I just sucked it up and went through the tag...found it but at what price

[Anonymous No.9772522]

>>9772512
>asking to be this fucking spoonfed
Jfc how hard is it to look at other bags that have enamel pins.

[Anonymous No.9772525]

>>9772512
I think with enamel pins, you are going to have to embrace the messy layout, since they'd all be unusual shapes. You can kinda puzzle-piece them around each other but it's not going to have the neatness of a badge bag.

[Anonymous No.9772526]

>>9772512
>>9763594 is literally all enamel pins. You have to be 18 to post on 4chan.

[Anonymous No.9772529]

>>9772526
obviously the visual layout works because they are all pins in the same series and the bag is a little bland as it just has pins and it clearly wouldn't work if they weren't of the same series. I have stated that I clearly lack the continuity since I'm doing one particular character that isn't as popular

[Anonymous No.9772532]

>>9772525
thanks, that's a good point to consider! I wasn't thinking too much of puzzle piecing them too closely but considering their shape in the whole layout would certainly be helpful and something I'll consider

[Anonymous No.9772555]

>>9772512
Do you not realize that practically every item used in itabags are "an unusual shape"? Rubber straps, acrylic charms, enamel pins are all oddly shaped. Ffs if you're such a long time lurker you would have seen the handful of enamel pin heavy bags posted here.

[Anonymous No.9772666]

>>9772454
>don't judge
Impossible
Where do you think you are?

[Anonymous No.9772669]

>>9772501
>LEDs
>Snape

[Anonymous No.9772676]

>>9772529
>it clearly wouldn't work if they weren't of the same series

For someone who's asking how to stick pins in a bag, you sure are making a lot of assumptions.

[Anonymous No.9772689]

>>9772501
>>9772511
>>9772512
>>9772529
You clearly haven't lurked long enough if you're asking these questions. Please remember you have to be 18+ to post here

[Anonymous No.9772696]

>>9771644
This is bait but I'm taking it.

I have a theory that I am open to discussion on and think is an interesting concept, and not that I am claiming is iron clad fact:

Culturally, fan merch takes a similar space in American weeb culture to official goods in native Japan. If you want to stock up a bunch of pretty things for the most recent, current airing flavor of the month show at a reasonable price pulling in a pile from the AA at a convention is a similar experience to hitting a bunch of stores or gatchas if you live in Japan. Stocking up on official goods for an American fan is a more involved process with less impulse-wallet-pocket feel good fueling it, especially for a series that is recent enough it has not trickled down to vendors hall yet (who at least in my region are much slower to pick up a series than AA is).

[Anonymous No.9772999]

Is Itabag Palace a safe store to buy from? I heard not so great things about Anime on Stage, and I guess they're an offshoot of that company. They're gonna be at a con I am attending and I want to know if I should even bother buying something from them.

[Anonymous No.9773026]

>>9772999
any base bag you buy at a con that isn't handmade is going to be ridiculously marked up taobao shit, anon. the company doesn't matter.

[Anonymous No.9773038]

>>9772999
>Itabag Palace
Looking at their site its just the usual overpriced taobao. You can find their stuff half price on Ali or less on Taobao

[Anonymous No.9773105]

>>9772696
No it's just that westerners are too cheap and lazy to pay the import costs. Most of the fanmerch bags are bandwagoners, the others are people who have no merch available to buy so they have a legit reason.

[Anonymous No.9773207]

>>9773105
What about fandoms like Sherlock and Overwatch that don't really have any bag merch?

[Anonymous No.9773460]

So, I bought these buttons a while back for an Saiouma itabag and basically I'm obviously going to only be using two of them, but I was thinking that perhaps I'd get a really small bag to put the other buttons on. Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.9773606]

>>9773460
You don't belong here go the fuck back to facebook child

[Anonymous No.9773710]

>>9773460
why not just sell/trade them if you're only actively interested in making a ship bag?

[Anonymous No.9773711]

>>9773606
That's a bit harsh.

[Anonymous No.9773714]

>>9773710
Because I like them, I might end up just not using them on a bag but I'm not gonna sell them especially since they're so rare now.

[Anonymous No.9773732]

>>9773714
you do you anon, but holding onto something rare you dont care that much about otherwise wouldn't be my choice. especially if they're worth a bit, my preference would be to turn them into money so i can get more of my actual waifu desu. you can always just put them on a pinboard or something in your room ig

[Anonymous No.9773745]

>>9773732
That's not a bad idea, thanks anon!

[Anonymous No.9774011]

>>9773714
They're not rare at all? They're all over secondhand sites.

[Anonymous No.9774078]

>>9773711
Not harsh at all. They're making a bag for the trashiest pairing in the game. They're claiming the merch is rare (it's not) and they're asking if they should be making a bag they don't give a fuck about "Because they bought these badges on a whim last year" ..typical Facebook user behavior and the cancer that's killing these threads. They don't belong in this hobby if they're this dumb. Bag is gonna look shit if they're asking such basic

[Anonymous No.9774116]

hey guys! kiibo-bag maker here with a quick update!
the bag came a while ago, oh my goodness it's ugly. i love it.
I've gathered enough merch now my amiami shipment came today, meaning i can build the basic part now. of course I'll be adding more when i have it buy it! thanks to all of you for the help!
i just wanted to ask, do you guys think i should use grey (light or medium) or turquoise (kiibo colour) for the back piece? I'm torn.
its still a very-much wip but i wanna start pinning stuff so I don't lose them lol

[Anonymous No.9774146]

>>9774116
I'm not really familiar with the character but I think teal would look nice.

[Anonymous No.9774171]

Are there any authentic itabag sellers (zakkamart, itamate, etc) in Dealers room? I want to update my bag to a larger size.

Also, any bag inspo for plushies? I have a few I want to display but it won't fit in the badge/charm bag.

[Anonymous No.9774172]

Is a non-window type itabag feasible? I'd love to use that wego dreamer backpack (pic related) and make a cardcaptor sakura themed one, but it'd probably have to all be flat merch.

Could turn the bottom front pocket into a window but it probably wouldn't look as nice as the already windowed bags.

Anon thoughts?

[Anonymous No.9774174]

>>9774171
no. buy them online.

[Anonymous No.9774177]

>>9774116
I've been looking at that bag forever to start my Heather Mason bag and I think you just convinced me

[Anonymous No.9774178]

>>9774172
I'd be terrified of losing merch if it's just pinned on my bag. Not a good idea imo.

[Anonymous No.9774180]

>>9774172
>Is a non-window type itabag feasible?

>>9774171
>Are there authentic itabag sellers in the Dealers room?

Sure is summer already.

[Anonymous No.9774185]

>>9774172
...you do know how itabags got started, right?

[Anonymous No.9774188]

>>9774185

[Anonymous No.9774189]

>>9774188

[Anonymous No.9774192]

>>9774189

[Anonymous No.9774194]

>>9774178
That's what worries me, and also getting a decent coverage and nice layout. But I'd be happy to shoot for more of a fan-themed bag than a strict itabag.

>>9774185
Yeah sorry anon I should have clarified for a backpack type. I've seen plenty of totes and messenger bags, never seen a backpack without a window though.

[Anonymous No.9774195]

>>9774192
until posting and this appearing. Thanks for the imagedump anon.

[Anonymous No.9774199]

>>9774194
>>9774195
Best thing you can do is look for Disney Tokyo/Sea bags.

[Anonymous No.9774875]

Has anyone tried making an ita necklace?

[Anonymous No.9774945]

>>9772203
Sauce on the characters?

[Anonymous No.9775061]

>>9774945
Movie Thief and Online. Japan's anti-piracy mascots

[Anonymous No.9775363]

>>9774279
>NEW GENERAL