Bella + Canvas 1081 - Women's Micro Ribbed Tank - Heather Deep

The Bella + Canvas 1081 is the Women's Micro Ribbed Tank, a 5.4 oz 52/48 CVC body in a fine 1x1 micro-rib knit, the blank a decorator reaches for when a women's programme wants a fitted ribbed tank with a sleek retail stretch rather than a flat jersey tank or a heavier rib. It is the ribbed tank for boutique and resale lines, fitness, yoga and studio programmes, festival and event merch and the bachelorette, bridal-party and group runs that buy a fitted ribbed tank by the dozen. The body is 5.4 oz of 52% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton / 48% polyester spun to 32 singles, knit to a fine 1x1 micro rib that gives the slim retail stretch, cut with a rounded square neckline, a full length, side seams and a tear-away label. The size range runs S through 2XL, in five colours: Solid White Blend, Solid Black Blend and the heathers Heather Pink Gravel, Heather Deep and Heather Athletic; the solids and heathers run the 52/48 CVC body, while Heather Athletic shifts to a 90% cotton / 10% polyester blend that prints closer to a pure cotton.

The 1081 decorates as a near-half-polyester CVC rib, not a 100% cotton tank, so the method plan follows the heather and CVC rules rather than the full cotton list, and the 1x1 rib and slim stretch set where a print sits: keep art compact and centred on the flat front body so it moves with the rib and the fitted stretch, and lead with a flexible film or ink so the print does not crack across the rib. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the CVC face and a soft low-bulk flex film moves with the rib, the standout and most colour-consistent route across the whole range. For DTG, the 52% cotton takes ink but the 48% polyester reads a touch muted for a vintage look, so run the poly-blend pre-treat and a poly-blocking workflow; the 90/10 Heather Athletic prints nearly as clean and vibrant as a pure cotton, so it is the DTG-friendly colour in the line. For screen printing with plastisol, the near-half-polyester body migrates under a hot cure, so run a low-bleed ink and a poly-blocking underbase, keep the deposit light and the cure moderate, and a light flattening pass on the rib texture keeps fine detail sharp. For vinyl, a light flexible HTV presses cool so it flexes with the rib rather than cracking. DTG aside, water-based and discharge inks do not apply, since the 48% polyester muddies the discharge on the solids and the thin ribbed body limits a clean result. Embroidery does not apply, since the thin stretchy 1x1 rib puckers and distorts under a hoop. Sublimation is not a reliable route, since the 52% cotton will not hold disperse dye.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 1081 (Women's Micro Ribbed Tank)
• Fabric: 52% Airlume combed ring-spun cotton / 48% polyester, 32 singles (Heather Athletic 90/10 cotton/poly)
• Weight: 5.4 oz/yd2
• Construction: 1x1 micro rib knit, rounded square neckline, full-length, side-seamed, tear-away label.
• Fit: Women's slim fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 5 colours across solids and heathers (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; confirm current packing per case for your colour and size before a large order
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: treat it as a near-half-polyester CVC rib, so default to DTF for clean colour across the whole range and place compact art on the flat front body, leading with a flexible film or ink so the print moves with the rib. Run a light deposit and a moderate cure on any screen work because of the poly migration, and reach for the 90/10 Heather Athletic when a colourway needs the cleanest DTG. Bella + Canvas holds consistent sizing and rib construction across runs, which keeps the slim fitted tank stable reorder to reorder. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 1080 Women's Baby Rib Tank for a 100% cotton baby-rib tank in a wide-strap cut, and the Bella + Canvas 6680 Women's Poly-Cotton Crop Tank for a cropped CVC tank in the same fabric family. TheClothingSpace stocks the 1081 at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.

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