The Team 365 TT11 Zone Performance tee is the most-ordered 100% polyester blank in sublimation and athletic decoration programs. At 3.8 oz, 100% polyester interlock knit construction, the TT11 presses flat on a platen, accepts sublimation dye uniformly across the full garment, and holds sizing consistency across production runs. It is the go-to blank when a decorator is setting up a new school uniform or tournament shirt program and needs a predictable substrate across dozens of case orders per season.

Sport-Tek and Augusta Sportswear round out the core wholesale options. Sport-Tek polyester tees run slightly heavier, suited for outdoor event staff and all-season programs that need a more substantial hand feel. Augusta Sportswear carries a wider color selection per style, which benefits tournament coordinators and league organizers placing orders across multiple team colors in a single shipment.

Sublimation on 100% Polyester T-Shirts: Why Fabric Content Is Non-Negotiable

Dye sublimation converts solid dye into gas under heat and pressure. That gas bonds at the molecular level with polyester fibers. On cotton or blends below roughly 50% polyester, the dye has no fiber to bond to and washes out within a few cycles. Full-color all-over prints, photographic graphics, and gradient designs that are impossible on other decoration methods all require 100% polyester as the substrate. There is no workaround on the fabric content requirement.

For wholesale blank t-shirts across all fabric types, including cotton, cotton-poly blends, and tri-blends, browse the full t-shirts collection.

Screen Printing on Polyester T-Shirts: Dye Migration Risk and Low-Bleed Ink Requirement

Standard plastisol inks cause dye migration on 100% polyester. The polyester dye sublimes into the uncured plastisol layer during the flash and cure cycle, contaminating the ink and producing a discolored or ghosted print. On dark or vibrant polyester blanks, including red, royal blue, black, and forest green, the migration is visible within 24 to 72 hours of production. On white or light-colored polyester, standard plastisol typically performs acceptably because the garment dye is lighter and migration is less visible.

Any screen printing program running on dark polyester t-shirts requires low-bleed polyester-specific plastisol or water-based ink formulated for synthetic substrates. Confirm ink compatibility with the blank before setting up production. Running a standard ink job on dark polyester without low-bleed ink produces a rejectable result regardless of press setup.

DTF as the Full-Color Alternative to Sublimation on Dark Polyester Blanks

Sublimation only produces visible results on white or very light polyester substrates. The dye-gas bonds with polyester fibers but cannot print opaque, so dark-colored blanks block the sublimation print entirely. DTF (direct-to-film) transfer is the correct decoration method for dark 100% polyester t-shirts when full-color or photographic output is needed.

DTF transfers adhere via a heat-activated adhesive layer rather than bonding to the fiber. Press settings on polyester typically run 300 to 320 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 15 seconds. The adhesive layer provides opacity, so DTF produces the same output on a black polyester tee as on a white one. Decorators running both sublimation and DTF on the same substrate stock can order one blank style and split the decoration method by garment color. For moisture-wicking performance shirts across multiple brands and constructions, browse the performance shirts collection.

Case Pricing and Wholesale Ordering on Blank Polyester T-Shirts

All 100% polyester t-shirt styles in this collection are priced at wholesale case rates, with bulk discounts that increase above single-case order quantities. No minimum order is required on any style. Mixed-color and mixed-style orders process and ship without surcharge. Case pack quantities vary by style and are confirmed on each product page. Orders placed before the daily cutoff process same day.