Anvil 88VL - Women's Lightweight V-Neck T-Shirt - Heather Graphite

The Anvil 88VL is a 4.3 oz women's lightweight V-neck tee built on a semi-fitted contoured silhouette. On solid colour bodies, the cloth is 100% preshrunk combed ring-spun cotton spun to a fine 32 singles, a print-ready surface that sits lighter than a standard 5 oz cotton tee while still holding its shape on the platen. The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification covers the solid colour range, which matters when a decoration shop is sourcing for a client with sustainability requirements or resale in eco-conscious retail. The garment carries a 1/2 inch rib V-neck collar, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, double-needle sleeve and bottom hem, side-seamed construction, and a tear-away label, giving a finished, rebrandable women's blank in sizes S through 2XL. This is the choice for women's V-neck programs: spirit events, hospitality uniforms, women's retail lines, and any run where a relaxed crew does not fit the brief and a semi-fitted V-neck does.

The key technical issue to resolve before production on the Anvil 88VL is the heather colour blend. The solid colours and Heather Gray are entirely different substrates from the remaining heather shades, and treating them the same way produces inconsistent results. Solid colours are 100% combed ring-spun cotton, which takes water-based, discharge, DTG, and plastisol cleanly. Heather Gray is 90/10 cotton/poly, still strongly cotton-dominant, and behaves close to the solid colours with only a slight discharge limitation. The other heather shades, Heather Green, Heather Purple, Heather Dark Gray, and Heather Graphite, are 35/65 cotton/polyester, which puts them in poly-majority territory. On those four colours, dye migration is a live risk with plastisol: a full poly-block low-bleed underbase is required under any light-coloured ink, and cure temperatures must stay at the lower end of the safe range to avoid ghost-printing. DTG pretreat on 65% poly grounds is less effective and produces a muted, washed result rather than the vibrancy you get on the cotton solids. If the order calls for a run across multiple heather shades, audit the colour spec sheet first and confirm whether the colour is the 90/10 or the 65% poly variant before mixing processes in a single print run. For DTF, the transfer bonds reliably to all shades including the poly-majority heathers, which makes DTF the most practical universal method across the full colour card when production must cover both solid and heather bodies in a single run.

• Brand: Anvil (by Gildan)
• Style: 88VL (Women's Lightweight V-Neck T-Shirt)
• Fabric: 100% combed ring-spun cotton, 32 singles (solid colours); Heather Gray 90/10 cotton/poly; Heather Green, Heather Purple, Heather Dark Gray, Heather Graphite 35/65 cotton/polyester
• Weight: 4.3 oz/yd2
• Construction: Preshrunk, semi-fitted contoured silhouette, side-seamed, 1/2 inch rib V-neck collar, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, double-needle sleeve and bottom hem, tear-away label
• Certification: OEKO-TEX Standard 100 (solid colours)
• Fit: Women's semi-fitted
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 12 colours across solids and heather shades (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase with case and unit quantity
• Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low

For orders on the cotton solid colours, screen printing with plastisol or water-based inks works cleanly with a white underbase under light inks on Navy, Black, and Independence Red. For the 65% poly heather shades, route to DTF or use a confirmed low-bleed plastisol with a poly-block underbase and a cure temperature at the low end of the safe window. Embroidery works on the cotton solids with a cut-away stabiliser and a moderate stitch count to keep the lightweight 4.3 oz jersey from puckering. Vinyl and HTV apply at standard settings on the cotton body, with flexible HTV recommended for the poly-majority heather shades to move with the fabric. TheClothingSpace stocks the Anvil 88VL at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase with case and unit quantity, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.

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