Bella + Canvas

The styles that matter

The 3001 Unisex Jersey Tee ( 4.2 oz How dense a knit fabric is, measured in oz/yd². Typical ranges: under 4.5 oz is lightweight fashion; 4.5–5.5 oz is the midweight band most everyday tees fall into; 5.5–6 oz is heavy everyday and fleece; 6 oz and up is the heavyweight range, with 7 oz and up the streetwear max-weight class. Heavier fabric drapes more substantially, holds prints flatter, and costs more per blank. , 100% Airlume Bella+Canvas's branded name for their highest-grade cotton yarn. Combed removes short fibers; ring-spun twists them tighter. The result is a very smooth, pill-resistant fabric. combed A step after carding where short fibers are combed out. Combed yarn is smoother, stronger, and pills less than straight-carded yarn. ring-spun cotton, 32 singles A yarn made from a single strand (not plied). Most tees use singles. The lower the count number, the thicker the yarn (30s is thicker than 40s). Higher counts produce finer, lighter fabric. , side-seamed A tee cut from flat fabric panels and sewn with seams at the sides. This allows a more fitted, tapered silhouette compared to a tubular-knit tee, which has no side seams. with shoulder taping) is the hero and one of the best-selling retail-fit blanks in the country. The 3001CVC covers the heather market at 52/48 Airlume Bella+Canvas's branded name for their highest-grade cotton yarn. Combed removes short fibers; ring-spun twists them tighter. The result is a very smooth, pill-resistant fabric. cotton/poly, same 4.2 oz How dense a knit fabric is, measured in oz/yd². Typical ranges: under 4.5 oz is lightweight fashion; 4.5–5.5 oz is the midweight band most everyday tees fall into; 5.5–6 oz is heavy everyday and fleece; 6 oz and up is the heavyweight range, with 7 oz and up the streetwear max-weight class. Heavier fabric drapes more substantially, holds prints flatter, and costs more per blank. weight and retail cut.

Both run a true unisex retail fit: side-seamed A tee cut from flat fabric panels and sewn with seams at the sides. This allows a more fitted, tapered silhouette compared to a tubular-knit tee, which has no side seams. and slimmer through the shoulders and sleeves than a boxy tubular Gildan 5000, which customers read as a real shirt rather than a promo shirt.

Fabric & print behavior

The combed A step after carding where short fibers are combed out. Combed yarn is smoother, stronger, and pills less than straight-carded yarn. 32-singles knit is the main event for decorators: a tight, smooth face that holds fine detail and makes the 3001 a benchmark DTG and DTF blank. It also takes water-based Screen-printing ink where the carrier is water rather than PVC. It soaks into the fabric fibers instead of sitting on top, so the print feels like the shirt itself. Less opaque on dark garments than plastisol. and discharge A printing technique that chemically removes the dye from a dyed fabric rather than laying ink on top. The result feels like the shirt itself, with no hand feel. beautifully, which suits the soft-hand prints retail customers expect.

At 4.2 oz How dense a knit fabric is, measured in oz/yd². Typical ranges: under 4.5 oz is lightweight fashion; 4.5–5.5 oz is the midweight band most everyday tees fall into; 5.5–6 oz is heavy everyday and fleece; 6 oz and up is the heavyweight range, with 7 oz and up the streetwear max-weight class. Heavier fabric drapes more substantially, holds prints flatter, and costs more per blank. the fabric is light; heavy plastisol The most common screen-printing ink. PVC particles suspended in a plasticizer. It sits on top of the fabric rather than soaking in, which gives a slightly raised feel and very opaque coverage. deposits will feel like a plate, so favor thinner ink films. On the CVC, treat the 48% poly with low-bleed inks and conservative cure temps.

When to choose Bella + Canvas

Choose it when the garment is part of the product: retail merch lines, band tees, branded apparel where hand-feel How a fabric feels against the skin. Printers also use it to describe the tactile thickness of an ink deposit (a thick plastisol print has "high hand"). and fit drive reorders. It costs more than Gildan and competes head-to-head with Next Level; Bella + Canvas wins on fabric consistency and color range, Next Level often wins on CVC heathers. If the end customer will wear the shirt by choice, this is the safe default.