Bella + Canvas 3001YCVC - Youth Jersey T-Shirt - Heather Midnight Navy

The Bella + Canvas 3001YCVC is the Youth Heather CVC Tee, the soft heather sibling of the 100% cotton 3001Y in a 4.3 oz 52/48 Airlume combed ring-spun cotton/polyester body. The CVC blend is the point: the polyester gives a worn-in heather look on every colour except Solid White Blend and Solid Black Blend and a softer, more forgiving hand than a flat solid, while the Airlume combed cotton keeps a smooth print face, all cut to the same side-seamed retail youth fit as the 3001Y. That makes it the youth tee a shop reaches for when a program wants the Bella heather hand and a vintage CVC look on a youth body, the default for boutique and youth fashion lines, premium school and team stores, youth band and event merch, and any youth run where a soft heather body and a retail cut decide the order over a flat 100% cotton youth basic.

The 3001YCVC prints like a 52/48 CVC blend, and the trade-off against the 100% cotton 3001Y is the one fact that decides the method: the polyester half blocks a clean discharge. For screen printing, the smooth Airlume face holds fine detail and bold spot colour; because 48% of the body is polyester, lay a grey poly-blocking underbase on the darks and cure at the lowest effective temperature so the dye does not migrate into the ink. For water-based and discharge, this is where the CVC differs from the 3001Y: discharge needs to strip dye from 100% cotton, and the 48% polyester will not give it up, so discharge leaves only a faded heathered tonal rather than a soft no-hand print, route a vintage look to plastisol over a poly-block or a water-based ink with a blend additive instead. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the face at standard heat-press settings across every colour; on the darker heathers use a low-bleed film and a controlled press temperature to keep migration out of the print. For DTG, the 52/48 CVC pre-treats and prints, but the polyester mutes the result against a 100% cotton garment, so it is brightest on the lighter heathers with a blend pre-treat. For embroidery, the 4.3 oz body takes a youth-scaled left-chest design with a cut-away backing. For vinyl and HTV, solid heat-transfer vinyl presses clean on the combed face when pressed at a controlled temperature to limit dye bleed on the darks. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton-majority blend is not a polyester sublimation substrate.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 3001YCVC (Bella + Canvas Youth Heather CVC Short Sleeve T-Shirt)
• Fabric: 52% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton / 48% polyester CVC; subtle heather on all colours except Solid White Blend and Solid Black Blend
• Weight: 4.3 oz/yd2
• Construction: 52/48 Airlume CVC jersey. Side-seamed. Set-in collar with ribbed knit. Shoulder taping. Tear-away label. CPSIA tracking-label compliant.
• Fit: Youth retail fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL (youth)
• Colors available: 30+ heather colours plus Solid White Blend and Solid Black Blend (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: every colour except Solid White Blend and Solid Black Blend carries the 52/48 CVC heather, so confirm whether your colour is a solid blend or a heather before a repeat run, because the heathers need a grey poly-block underbase on the darks while the Solid White and Black Blend run cleaner and brighter. Pair the 3001YCVC with the 100% cotton Bella + Canvas 3001Y when a program wants the discharge-ready solid version of the same youth body, and cross-shop the adult Bella + Canvas 3001CVC when a job wants the same CVC heather on the adult fit and the same artwork. TheClothingSpace stocks the 3001YCVC 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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