Bella + Canvas 3301C - Unisex Sueded T-Shirt - Heather Peach

The Bella + Canvas 3301C is the Unisex Sueded Tee, a 4.2 oz 52/48 cotton/poly CVC body run through a sueding process that brushes the face to a soft, peached hand, the blank a decorator reaches for when a program wants the worn-in, ultra-soft feel of a sueded tee rather than a flat smooth jersey. It is the tee for any decorated order pitched at a premium soft-hand look, fashion merch lines, boutique reorders, retail-feel brand drops and the buyers who want a heathered tee that feels broken-in out of the box. The body is a 4.2 oz blend of 52% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton and 48% polyester spun to 32 singles, pre-shrunk and sueded, with a unisex retail fit, side seams, shoulder taping and a tear-away label. What sets it apart from a standard CVC tee is the brushed peached face, which gives the hand but also raises a light nap that a decorator works with when laying ink. The size range runs XS through 2XL, almost entirely in heathered CVC colours such as Heather Navy, Heather Dark Gray and Heather Maroon. Two colours run a cotton-rich exception: the Athletic Heather and the Black Heather are 90% Airlume cotton and 10% polyester, so they print the cleanest and most opaque of the range.

The 3301C decorates as a CVC with a sueded face, so two things drive every method: the 48% polyester sets a moderate dye-migration risk on the saturated heathers, and the brushed nap softens fine detail unless it is knocked down before printing. For DTF, the transfer bonds at standard heat-press settings across every colour and sits cleanly on top of the napped face, the most universal route and the safe choice on the heathers. For DTG, the 52% cotton takes the ink reasonably opaque with a pretreat and a white underbase on the dark grounds, but the sueded nap can fuzz fine lines, so size up thin line weights and small text; the cotton-rich Athletic Heather and Black Heather print the crispest. For screen printing with plastisol, run a low-bleed, poly-blocking underbase and a reduced cure on the saturated heathers so the disperse dye does not migrate, and flash and press the nap firmly so the print sits crisp on the brushed surface rather than sinking into it. For water-based inks, a pigment print suits the soft sueded hand, and a discharge partially lifts since the body is 52% cotton, with the 90/10 Athletic Heather and Black Heather discharging the best and the standard CVC colours reading muted. For embroidery, back the design with a cut-away stabiliser and add a water-soluble topping so the stitches sit on top of the brushed nap rather than sinking into it. For vinyl, press a flexible HTV firmly since the napped face needs good contact to bond, and favour bolder shapes over fine detail. Sublimation does not apply, since the 52% cotton will not hold disperse dye and the tee is piece-dyed.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 3301C (Unisex Sueded Tee)
• Fabric: 52% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton / 48% polyester, 32 singles, sueded CVC jersey (Athletic Heather and Black Heather are 90% cotton / 10% polyester)
• Weight: 4.2 oz/yd2
• Construction: Pre-shrunk sueded CVC jersey, unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, shoulder taping, tear-away label.
• Fit: Unisex retail fit
• Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 25 colours, mostly heathered CVC (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 sueded CVC, so flash and press the brushed nap firmly so prints sit crisp, run a low-bleed poly-blocking underbase with a reduced cure on the saturated heathers, lay a white underbase under DTG and size up fine detail, and reserve the cleanest discharge and DTG work for the cotton-rich Athletic Heather and Black Heather. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 3001CVC Heather CVC Tee to run the same 52/48 blend in a standard smooth jersey without the sueded face, and step across to the Bella + Canvas 3001C Jersey Tee for a clean-printing 100% Airlume cotton workhorse when a job needs the most opaque print rather than the soft sueded hand. TheClothingSpace stocks the 3301C 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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