Bella + Canvas 3945 - Unisex Drop Shoulder Fleece - Dusty Blue

The Bella + Canvas 3945 is the Unisex Sponge Fleece Drop Shoulder Sweatshirt, an 8 oz 52/48 Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton/polyester sponge fleece crewneck with a dropped shoulder and a side-seamed retail body. It is the premium fleece crew a shop reaches for when a program wants a relaxed, retail-finish sweatshirt rather than a basic 50/50 blank, the default for boutique brands, streetwear lines, premium merch drops and decorators selling a softer hand and an oversized cut at a higher ticket. The sponge fleece runs a smoother, softer face than a coarse heavy-blend fleece, the dropped shoulder gives the relaxed silhouette retail buyers expect, and the ribbed cuffs and waistband hold the shape run to run.

The composition is the detail that decides your underbase, because the 3945 is not one substrate across the colour range. Standard colours are 52/48 cotton/poly, Athletic Heather is 90/10, and the dedicated DTG colourways carry a 70/30 fleece with a 100% combed ring-spun cotton face built for clean digital ink adhesion. For screen printing, the sponge fleece face takes plastisol cleanly; print straight on the lights, lay a low-bleed white underbase on the dark 52/48 colours and cure at the lower end of the ink range to control migration, and treat the 90/10 Athletic Heather close to a solid. The dropped shoulder shifts the print zone lower and wider on the relaxed body, so set the platen and registration for the oversized cut rather than a standard crew. For DTG, route digital artwork to the dedicated DTG colourways, since their 100% cotton face prints bright and crisp with standard pre-treat, while a standard 52/48 colour prints more muted under DTG. For DTF, a transfer presses consistently across the whole colour card including the standard blends. For embroidery, the 8 oz sponge fleece is a strong substrate for left-chest, full-front and back placements with a cut-away backing scaled to the stitch count. Discharge does not apply on the standard 48% poly colours; route soft prints to a poly-block plastisol or DTF. Sublimation does not apply, since 52% cotton gives only a faded transfer, not full sublimation colour.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 3945 (Unisex Sponge Fleece Drop Shoulder Sweatshirt)
• Fabric: 52% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton / 48% polyester sponge fleece (32-singles); Athletic Heather 90/10; DTG colourways 70/30 with a 100% combed ring-spun cotton face
• Weight: 8.0 oz/yd2 (approx. 271 gsm)
• Construction: Pullover crewneck. Sponge fleece. Dropped shoulder. Side-seamed retail body. Ribbed cuffs and waistband. Set-in collar with rib.
• Fit: Unisex, relaxed drop-shoulder fit
• Sizes: XS-2XL
• Colors available: 35 shades from White, Heather Dust and Peach to Black, Navy, Maroon and Asphalt, including a heather range and dedicated DTG colourways (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the case or by the piece; fleece crews pack fewer units per case than tees, so confirm current packing for your colour and size before a large mixed-size order
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach.

The reorder note specific to this style: confirm whether your colourway is a standard 52/48, the 90/10 Athletic Heather or a dedicated DTG colourway before a repeat run, because the underbase and the DTG result differ across the three. The 3945 shares its sponge fleece spec with the raglan-sleeve Bella + Canvas 3901, so a brand running both bodies can match hand and colour between a dropped-shoulder crew and a classic raglan. The side-seamed retail body keeps the silhouette consistent batch to batch for front-body print and heat-transfer layouts. TheClothingSpace stocks the 3945 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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