Single Stem Tote Bag

The strap stretched somewhere around month four. Then the bottom went soft and started cupping downward, so the rolled mat leaned out sideways the whole walk to class. You ended up carrying the mat under your arm and using the bag for everything else, which isn’t what either of them were for.

Single Stem is a canvas tote bag built the other way round. Hand-drawn botanical line art in deep sage, soft sage and pale sage grey, printed on warm bone. One stem, drawn once, no border, no slogan. It reads as a plant rather than gym merch, which matters when the same bag also does groceries and the bus.

What you are getting

• 100% cotton canvas at 12 oz/yd² — mid-heavy, so the bag holds its shape standing on the studio floor instead of folding over on itself while you hunt for your shoes.
• 15×16 in body — a tall-ish rectangle rather than a wide shallow one, so a rolled mat stands up in it and a change of clothes sits underneath rather than on top.
• 20 in handles — they clear a shoulder over a jacket, so you’re not doing the forearm-carry for six blocks.
• Sewn-in label — it sits inside the seam, so the outside stays just the stem and the bone.
• Natural colour base — the pale sage grey lines read as drawing, not as print sitting on top of a bright white.
• $29.99 with free US shipping in the price — no surprise at checkout.

Cotton or canvas: what 12 oz actually means

Canvas is a weave, not a separate fibre. This one is 100% cotton, woven at 12 oz/yd², and that weight is the whole difference between a thin promotional cotton tote and a bag that stays upright. Light totes collapse the second you set them down, and everything inside ends up in a heap at the seam. A mid-heavy canvas tote bag keeps a square footprint, so the mat stays vertical and you can reach past it for your keys.

The honest part about 12 oz canvas

It isn’t waxed and it isn’t waterproof, and we’re not going to tell you otherwise. In real rain the canvas will darken and your towel will do some of the absorbing. That’s the trade for a bag that’s soft in the hand and looks better the longer you use it. If you ride to class through wet winters, buy a coated or waxed bag instead and keep this one for studio days and market runs.

Who this is for

For you if you want one bag that carries a mat to class and lemons home afterwards without announcing your workout to the whole bus. Not for you if you need weatherproof haul-everything gear.

Care

Cold machine wash inside out with a mild detergent, then air dry. Heat is what makes printed canvas look tired, so keep it out of a hot dryer. Cotton canvas softens with washing, which is the point.

Tomorrow morning you pick the bag up by two 20 in handles, the mat stays upright, and you walk out with both hands free. Printing happens after you order: 2–7 business days to make, then 2–5 in transit, free across the United States. If it turns up misprinted or damaged, send one photo within 14 days and we replace it. Add Single Stem to your cart.