The Comfort Colors 1567 is a 9.5 oz ring-spun cotton fleece pullover hoodie dyed after full garment construction. That distinction matters to decorators for two reasons. First, the fleece arrives pre-shrunk. Garment dyeing is a full wash-and-dry cycle, so the residual shrinkage that causes print registration drift on standard fleece blanks is already spent before the garment reaches your platen. Second, the dyeing process opens and relaxes the cotton fibers, which changes how the surface accepts ink and transfers compared to new, piece-dyed fleece.

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Wholesale Comfort Colors Hoodies for DTG and Screen Printing: What Changes on Garment-Dyed Fleece

DTG printing on the Comfort Colors 1567 performs differently than on standard piece-dyed fleece. The pre-washed surface accepts water-based inks with improved penetration because the cotton fibers are already relaxed and opened from the dyeing process. Pre-treatment chemistry still applies, but the opened fiber structure reduces the volume of pre-treatment required compared to a new, unwashed cotton fleece blank. Print shops running the 1567 through DTG for the first time should run a test print on a pre-production sample to calibrate pre-treatment volume for the specific colorway, as darker garment-dyed shades will require more aggressive pre-treatment than lighter ones.

Screen printing on the 1567 requires one adjustment that decorators moving from standard piece-dyed fleece should anticipate. Comfort Colors uses silicone-based softeners during the garment dyeing process, and residual softener on the fleece surface can slow ink cure. Flash cure temperatures and dwell times used on Gildan SF000 or Hanes F170 fleece will not always transfer directly to the 1567. Test your flash cure settings on a blank sample and confirm full cure with a stretch test before running production. At 9.5 oz, the 1567 holds ink well and the tight weave resists bleed, but cure verification is the step most screen printers skip on their first garment-dyed fleece run.

Shrinkage, Dye Lot Variation, and Reorder Planning for the 1567

Garment-dyed fleece shrinks more than piece-dyed fleece on first wash, and the 1567 is no exception. Because the dyeing process is a wash-and-dry cycle, shrinkage is complete by the time the garment ships. This means the blank you decorate is already at its post-wash dimensions, which is the primary reason print registration on garment-dyed fleece is more predictable than on unwashed piece-dyed equivalents. For programs where the decorated garment will be sold through retail or shipped direct to end customers, this pre-shrunk state reduces customer complaints about post-wash size changes.

Dye lot variation is a factor in any reorder program on the 1567. Each garment dye batch produces a slightly different shade within the same named color. For single-run programs, event hoodies, or merchandise drops where all units ship from the same order, lot variation is invisible. For ongoing programs where color consistency across multiple orders matters, record the dye lot number from the original shipment. When you reorder, specify the dye lot. This is standard practice for garment-dyed fleece and applies to all brands in the category, not just Comfort Colors. Decorators running reorder programs where exact color matching is a client requirement should consider whether wholesale hoodies from piece-dyed brands are a better fit for those specific accounts, while reserving the 1567 for programs where the garment-dyed aesthetic is the selling point.

1567 vs 1566: Choosing Between the Pullover Hoodie and the Crewneck

Both the Comfort Colors 1567 pullover hoodie and the 1566 crewneck sweatshirt are 9.5 oz ring-spun cotton fleece with the same garment-dyed construction. The difference is format. The 1567 has a kangaroo pocket, drawcord hood, and ribbed cuffs and hem. The 1566 is a crewneck with no hood. For decoration programs running both formats, the print platen setup is the same and the ink or transfer settings carry across from one to the other without adjustment. Shops ordering both styles can run them on the same production day without changing press configuration. For the broadest selection of wholesale Comfort Colors blanks across all garment types, browse the full Comfort Colors collection.