Catdalf Tote Bag, 17" x 17"

Jute rather than thin cotton. A coarse natural fiber with real structural strength, so the bag keeps its shape loaded and does not stretch into a sack.

Printed on both sides. The design faces out whichever way the bag turns, which matters more than it sounds when a tote spends its life over one shoulder.

Rope handles. Comfortable over a shoulder or in the hand, and considerably tougher than sewn fabric straps under a heavy load.

• Size: approximately 17 inches by 17 inches
• Material: jute with rope handles
• Design printed on both sides
• Jute is a coarse natural fiber and sheds slightly when new. This settles with use.
• Spot clean only. Jute does not take machine washing well, and soaking will weaken the weave and may affect the print.
• Keep it dry. Damp jute can develop a musty smell and, left long enough, mildew.
• Unlined, so small items will find the gaps in the weave

None, and we are not going to invent one. This is a tote bag with a joke on it. It has no correspondences, no tradition, and no properties, and anyone selling you a canvas bag as a protective talisman is having you on.

What it does have is the cat and the wizard, which is worth a word. Cats have been familiars, temple animals, and household guardians across an enormous range of cultures, and the association of cats with magic is genuinely old even where the specific joke is very new. The image is drawing on something real, lightly.

There is also a practical case for a bag like this. A dedicated tote for your working kit means your candles, cloth, and tools travel together and stay separate from everything else, which is a small piece of good practice dressed up as a purchase.

1. Use it as a bag. It is a bag, and it is good at it.
2. If you want it as a dedicated kit carrier, keep it for that and nothing else. The separation is the useful part rather than any property of the jute.
3. For markets, shops, and hauling books, load it up. Jute and rope handles take considerably more weight than a printed cotton tote.
4. Spot clean marks as they happen rather than washing the whole bag, which jute does not enjoy.
5. Store it dry. A damp bag in a cupboard is how a good tote goes musty.

• America Can Do Better Than Capitalism Bumper Sticker: for people who prefer their opinions visible.
• Banish Hate, Invoke Love Pentacle Bumper Sticker: the same instinct, applied to a car.
• Leather-Bound Journal: one of the things this bag is very good at carrying.
• Pentacle Altar Tile, 2 3/4 in: a travel altar piece sized to go in a tote.
• Triple Moon Altar Bell, 2 1/2 in: another small tool for a portable kit.

How much weight will it hold?

A good deal. Jute is structurally strong and the rope handles are the sturdiest part of the bag, so a market shop or a stack of hardbacks is well within it. The unlined weave is the limitation rather than the strength.

Can I machine wash it?

Better not to. Jute weakens when soaked and can shrink or distort, and washing may affect the printed design. Spot clean with a damp cloth and mild soap, then let it dry fully before storing.

Is it lined?

No, it is a single layer of jute. Small or fine items can work their way into the weave, so a pouch inside is worth having if you are carrying loose herbs, chips, or anything little.

Does it stand up on its own?

Reasonably well, better than a cotton tote, and best with something in it. Jute holds structure in a way soft fabric does not, which is part of why it works as a kit bag.

Is the design on both sides?

Yes, printed front and back, so it faces out whichever way you carry it.