Contrado • 10th December 2020

How to Cut Fabric on the Bias

Cutting on the bias, is probably a phrase you’ve heard quite a lot if you’ve just started sewing as a hobby or are interested in making your own clothes. But what does it actually mean? In this quick and easy to follow guide, we’ll explain how to cut fabric on the bias so you can get back to crafting and clothmaking as soon as possible.

Contrado • 4th December 2020

What is a Polyamide? Simplest Explanation

If you’ve come across the word ‘polyamide’ and felt it go in one ear and out the other, don’t worry! It may sound like a complicated word, but in truth it can be simple. This article will explain the question: What is a polyamide? First, let’s define what a polymer is: A polymer is lots of molecules which have linked together (think of a string). One molecule is called a monomer (meaning one); when there’s more than one molecule linked together they are called a polymer (meaning many). Therefor

Bags of Love • 16th November 2020

How to Actually Make a Profit Selling YouTube Merch

We’re all guilty of procrastination and falling down a YouTube rabbit hole. We find ourselves watching old conspiracy videos or makeup hauls we never thought we were interested in. These moments (read: hours) of distraction lead us to creators we never knew existed, finding our favorites to subscribe to. No matter the content you produce, you’ve no doubt considered selling merchandise. But what it is, who should have it, and how do you get started? In this blog post, we cover the ins and outs o

Bags of Love • 2nd November 2020

Personalised Water Glass. Custom Water Glass. Printed Glass.

Using your choice of white gloss or frosted glass, each custom water glass is printed using a specialised sublimation printing technique with eco inks to ensure your glass is dishwasher safe and fade resistant.

Bags of Love • 2nd November 2020

Personalised Whisky Glass

Each personalised whisky glass is carefully handmade to order and printed in our London based facility. We use a specialised printing technique called sublimation which ensures your designs are fade resistant and dishwasher safe.

Contrado • 2nd November 2020

Custom Pochette.

If there's one thing women's clothes always lack, it's enough pockets for everything we need to carry. Having a small and stylish bag to hold essentials like keys, money and more is essential.

Contrado • 2nd November 2020

Custom Camera Bag

Create your own custom camera bag and print your designs directly onto the high quality leather exterior. With several areas to design, you have full control over these printed camera bags, which are all made to order.

Contrado • 2nd November 2020

Custom Water Glass

Create your own custom water glasses to improve your own water drinking habits or to sell on to your customers. These printed water glasses are made of crystal glass and are available with a frosted glass, or white gloss finish to ensure your designs are as vibrant as possible.

Contrado • 2nd November 2020

Custom Whisky Glass

This heavy based, straight sided custom whisky glass can be printed all over in a single print to bring style to the most stylish of drinks. Made with a frosted crystal glass, this 9.5cm whisky glass is both fade resistant and dishwasher safe, keeping the design pronounced and bright.

Contrado • 30th October 2020

4 Sustainable Fabrics For A Greener Wardrobe

It can be highly profound to realise that everything we have is owed to the planet. Your mobile phone, the internet, the clothes you are wearing, the food you have eaten, the car you use, the electricity that lights your home, in fact, there’s nothing that has not been originally sourced from the planet.

Bags of Love • 29th October 2020

Heartfelt Gifts to Give Your Daughter on Her Wedding Day

The time is almost here: the dress has been picked, the flowers have been arranged, the venue is booked, there’s just one problem, you don’t know what gift to get your daughter. You know it’s an important occasion and you want to get her something special, something that says how much you love her, something that both sums up her life so far, and nods happily to the future.

Contrado • 31st July 2020

Custom Hip Flask

How Your Custom Hip Flask Is Printed And Made

Bags of Love • 31st July 2020

Personalised Hip Flask With Leather Sleeve

Enjoy your favourite tipple from a personalised hip flask, wrapped in a sleek leather, designed by you.

Contrado • 30th July 2020

Contrado vs Zazzle: How to Know When It’s Time for an Upgrade

Picture this: You’re an artist; an expert at your craft. You’ve put hours into improving your skills.

Contrado • 27th July 2020

The Best 9 Fabrics for Comfortable & Breathable Face Masks

With face masks becoming the latest accessory for travelling, shopping or running errands, why not have a go at sewing your own?

Contrado • 22nd July 2020

Dropshipping with Contrado

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Bags of Love • 20th July 2020

Personalised Espresso Cup

Start the day as you mean to go on with a quick coffee in your own personalised espresso cup.|

Contrado • 20th July 2020

Custom Espresso Cup

When you design your own espresso cup on our design interface, we will finish our own coffees and get straight to work on your order.

Contrado • 16th July 2020

What is Egyptian Cotton? Everything You Need to Know

As soon as you hear ‘Egyptian Cotton’, your mind will gravitate towards words like luxurious, elegant, and soft.

Contrado • 10th July 2020

Design Your Own Fabric With Custom Fabric Printing

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