Bella + Canvas 3021 - Men's Jersey Short-Sleeve Pocket T-Shirt - Asphalt

The Bella + Canvas 3021 is the Men's Jersey Short-Sleeve Pocket Tee, the 4.2 oz Airlume cotton body of the 3001 with a set-in left-chest pocket added, many of them run as contrast colourways where the pocket is a different colour to the body. It is the pocket tee for any decorated order that wants the retail-pocket detail: brand and merch lines, hospitality and uniform programs, event and retail drops, and the buyers who use the pocket and the contrast colour as part of the design rather than printing over it. The body is a 4.2 oz jersey of 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton spun to 32 singles on the solid colours, the same smooth print surface as the 3001, with a crew neck, side seams and a men's retail fit. The size range runs S through 2XL, in solid colours such as Black, Navy and True Royal and in contrast pairings such as White / Black, Black / Heather Deep and Heather Athletic / Navy. The colour recipe shifts on the blends: the Heather colours are a 52% cotton / 48% polyester CVC, and the Athletic Heather is a cotton-rich 90% cotton / 10% polyester, so a contrast colourway can pair a solid cotton body with a heather CVC pocket.

The 3021 decorates as a 100% cotton jersey, with the pocket as the one placement variable. The pocket sits where a left-chest logo normally goes, so either decorate the pocket itself, with a small embroidered or printed pocket logo, or move a left-chest design to the opposite side, and run full-front and back art clear of the pocket. For DTG, the smooth Airlume cotton face takes the ink opaque and sharp and holds fine detail, needing only a white underbase on the dark grounds; the cotton body is exactly what DTG is built for, and the Heather CVC and Athletic Heather pockets read slightly softer. For DTF, the transfer bonds at standard heat-press settings, a clean route for a small chest or pocket placement. For screen printing with plastisol, the solid cotton body takes a crisp, opaque print with standard inks and a normal cure with no poly-blocking underbase, while the Heather CVC pocket or body wants a low-bleed underbase to manage the 48% poly. For water-based and discharge inks, the 100% cotton body discharges cleanly for the softest hand, with the heather blends reading more muted. For embroidery, a left-chest pocket logo is the classic placement, backed with a cut-away stabiliser and worked through both pocket layers cleanly. For vinyl, a standard HTV presses on the body or the pocket flap. Sublimation does not apply, since cotton will not hold disperse dye and the tee is piece-dyed.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 3021 (Men's Jersey Short-Sleeve Pocket Tee)
• Fabric: 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 32 singles on solids (Heather colours 52/48 CVC; Athletic Heather 90/10)
• Weight: 4.2 oz/yd2
• Construction: Smooth Airlume jersey, men's retail fit, crew neck, set-in left-chest pocket, side-seamed.
• Fit: Men's retail fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 14 colours, including solids and contrast pocket pairings (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, inside out. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: treat it as a clean 100% cotton tee with a pocket, so plan placement around the pocket, decorate the pocket itself or move a chest logo to clear it, and run full-front art below it. Lean on DTG for fine opaque detail on the solids, run standard plastisol with no underbase on the solid cotton, and add a low-bleed underbase only on the Heather CVC pocket or body. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 3001C Unisex Jersey Tee to run the same 100% Airlume cotton body without a pocket, and the Bella + Canvas 3001CVC Heather CVC Tee for the heathered version of the same tee. TheClothingSpace stocks the 3021 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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