In-line tie articles and methods of manufacture and use

An in-line process for manufacturing tie articles, the in-line process including:

• feeding a printed sheet of a paper-based material to a nip roller, wherein the printed sheet includes printed information;
• feeding a plurality of closure devices to the nip roller with the fed printed sheet;
• feeding an extruded polymeric material to the nip roller in contact with the printed information of the fed printed sheet and in contact with the fed closure devices;
• forming a tie article sheet from the fed printed sheet, the fed closure devices, and the fed polymeric material such that the closure devices are encased between the printed sheet and the polymeric material;
• and
• cutting the tie article sheet into a plurality of tie articles, at least some of the plurality of tie articles remaining partially connected to each other, at least one of the plurality of tie articles having:
• an attachment portion with a first part of the fed polymeric material, a part of at least one of the plurality of closure devices, and a first part of the fed printed sheet;
• and
• a bib portion extending from the attachment portion and including a second part of the fed polymeric material and a second part of the fed printed sheet with the printed information.