Bella + Canvas 4000 - Women's 2x1 Rib Tank - Teal

The Bella + Canvas 4000 is the Women's 2x1 Rib Tank, the heavyweight 2x1 rib body in a slim sleeveless cut, the blank a decorator reaches for when a women's program wants a structured, fitted rib tank with a wide, pronounced rib channel rather than a drapy flowy tank or a finer baby-rib tank. It is the tank for any decorated women's order pitched at a fitted, textured retail look: boutique and resale lines, women's fashion and merch programs, festival and event runs, and the bachelorette, bridal-party and group orders that buy a fitted rib tank by the dozen. The body is a substantial 5.8 oz of 100% combed and ring-spun cotton spun to 30 singles in a 2x1 rib, the wider rib knit that gives the tank its stretchy, deeply channelled surface and its close, contoured drape. The slim fit and side-seamed construction shape a fitted women's line, and the tear-away label finishes it for resale. The size range runs S through 2XL. Most colours run the 100% cotton 2x1 rib, while the Athletic Heather is 90% cotton / 10% polyester.

The 4000 decorates as a 100% cotton body, so the full cotton toolkit applies, but the wide, stretchy 2x1 rib surface sets the rule for every method: keep the artwork bold, since fine detail breaks across the deep rib channels even more readily than on a finer rib, and use a stretch-tolerant ink or film so the print moves with the rib rather than cracking. For DTG, the cotton takes the ink bright and clean, brightest on the lighter grounds and needing a white underbase on the dark colours; press the platen firm so the ink beds evenly into the wide rib. For DTF, the transfer bonds at standard heat-press settings, the most forgiving route on the channelled surface, so press firm so the film seats into the rib. For screen printing with plastisol, the 100% cotton colours hold a clean plastisol with no migration, while the Athletic Heather 90/10 wants a light poly-blocking underbase against the polyester; run a bold halftone since fine lines break across the wide ribs. For water-based and discharge inks, the 100% cotton colours discharge bright and soft into the rib, the texture-on-texture look the fabric suits, while the Athletic Heather 90/10 discharges almost fully with slight muting. For embroidery, the 5.8 oz rib is sturdy but stretches, so back the front panel with a cut-away stabiliser and hold a moderate design so the wide rib does not distort. For vinyl, a flexible stretch HTV presses cleanly so it does not lift or crack over the deep rib channels. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton body will not hold disperse dye.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 4000 (Women's 2x1 Rib Tank)
• Fabric: 100% combed and ring-spun cotton, 30 singles, 2x1 rib (Athletic Heather 90/10 cotton/poly)
• Weight: 5.8 oz/yd2
• Construction: Heavyweight 2x1 rib, women's slim fit, side-seamed, tear-away label.
• Fit: Women's slim fit, sleeveless tank
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 18 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, inside out. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: treat it as a 100% cotton tank with a wide, deeply channelled 2x1 rib surface, so keep artwork bold for clean edges, press firm so the ink or film beds into the rib, and lay a light poly-blocking underbase only on the Athletic Heather. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 1080 Women's Baby Rib Tank to run a finer 1x1 baby rib in the same heavyweight cotton when a program wants a tighter rib channel, and step across to the Bella + Canvas B8780 Women's Sheer Mini Rib Tank when a program wants a finer, sheer, lightweight mini-rib stretch tank instead of the heavyweight opaque 2x1 rib. TheClothingSpace stocks the 4000 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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