Anvil 987 - Unisex Lightweight Long-Sleeve Hooded T-Shirt - Heather Cty Green / N Ye

The Anvil 987 is a 4.5 oz lightweight hooded long-sleeve t-shirt built on 100% combed ring-spun cotton at 30 singles. It sits in a category most fleece hoodies cannot touch: jersey-weight with a hood. The body is a tee, not a sweatshirt, which means it lays flat on a platen like any standard long-sleeve blank while giving the finished piece a streetwear silhouette that print shops sell into school spirit, gym, and casual retail programs. The hood is unlined and relaxed with a contrast circular drawcord. Construction is side-seamed, preshrunk, with double-needle sleeve and bottom hems and a tear-away label. OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified. Sizes S through 3XL.

The decoration angle on this garment splits between the solid and heather colorways. Solid colors are 100% combed ring-spun cotton and take every standard cotton method cleanly. Heather colors (Heather Dark Gray, Heather Green, Heather Blue, Heather Purple, Heather Cty Green) are 60% polyester / 40% combed ring-spun cotton, which is a poly-majority substrate. On those heathers, plastisol and DTF both require a low-bleed underbase and reduced cure temperature to block dye migration, and discharge ink will not strip the ground color because of the 60% polyester. For DTF on solids, the combed ring-spun face bonds transfer adhesive cleanly and the 4.5 oz weight stays stable under the press. For screen printing, the 30 singles ring-spun surface holds finer detail and halftones than an open-end blank at the same weight, so the 987 handles mid-detail event and retail artwork without the dot gain you would see on a carded open-end body. For DTG, solid cotton colorways print at full vibrancy with standard pre-treatment on darks. Heather colorways mute DTG output because the 60% polyester absorbs less pre-treat and disperses white ink into the poly fibers. For embroidery, the 4.5 oz weight is lighter than a typical fleece hoodie, so use cut-away stabilizer and keep stitch counts moderate, especially on the hood panel where the unlined single-layer jersey stretches more than a double-ply fleece hood would. One placement note for all methods: the hood seam sits at the upper back neckline, so full-back prints need to start below the hood attachment seam to avoid registration issues where the hood folds over.

• Brand: Anvil (by Gildan)
• Style: 987 (also listed as 987AN)
• Fabric: Solids are 100% combed ring-spun cotton, 30 singles. Heather colors are 60% polyester / 40% combed ring-spun cotton (poly-majority).
• Weight: 4.5 oz/yd2
• Construction: Side-seamed. Semi-fitted body. Relaxed unlined hood with contrast circular drawcord. Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems. Extended cuffs. Tear-away label. Preshrunk.
• Certifications: OEKO-TEX Standard 100
• Fit: Unisex, semi-fitted
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
• Colors available: 10 colorways (solids and heathers with contrast hood/drawcord accents)
• Ordering: Sold by piece or case with no minimum. Pricing improves with case and unit quantity.
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

The 987 fills the gap between a plain long-sleeve tee and a fleece pullover hoodie. It weighs roughly half what a standard 8-9 oz fleece hoodie weighs, so it layers under a jacket or stands alone in mild weather without the bulk. For shops running school spirit or gym programs, it offers a hoodie silhouette at a lower price point and a lighter substrate that takes decoration more like a tee than a sweatshirt. TheClothingSpace stocks the Anvil 987 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 colors.

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