Bella + Canvas 6682 - Women's Racerback Cropped Tank - Heather Dusty Blue

The Bella + Canvas 6682 is the Women's Racerback Cropped Tank, the heathered CVC crop body a decorator reaches for when a women's program wants a cropped fashion silhouette and a soft cotton-rich face that takes DTG, rather than a full-length tank or the sheer poly drape of the flowy line. It is the tank for any decorated women's order pitched at a cropped retail look: boutique and resale lines, fitness and studio programs, festival and event merch, and the bachelorette, bridal-party and group runs that buy a soft cropped tank by the dozen. The body is 4.2 oz of 52% Airlume combed ring-spun cotton / 48% polyester CVC jersey spun to a fine 32 singles, the blend that gives the range its subtle heather and soft hand. The relaxed cropped fit cuts the body short for the crop look, the racerback opens the shoulders, the side-seamed construction holds shape, and the raw-edge armholes and cropped hem suit the casual finish. The size range runs S through 2XL. Every colour is the 52/48 CVC except the Athletic Heather, which flips to a heavier 5.6 oz 90% cotton / 10% poly for a more cotton-rich face.

The 6682 decorates as a CVC body, which keeps the cotton-friendly routes open with a soft heathered result and sets the rules around the 48% polyester, while the cropped panel shapes where a print sits. For DTG, the 52% cotton face pre-treats and prints with a soft, slightly heathered hand, brightest on the lighter colours and needing a white underbase on Black and the deep grounds; place the artwork high and centred on the short cropped panel so it sits proportionally, and the Athletic Heather at 90% cotton prints the most vibrant of the range. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the CVC face at standard heat-press settings, the most forgiving route across the full colour range and the cleanest way to size a graphic to the cropped body. For screen printing, the CVC takes plastisol with a soft hand, but the 48% polyester migrates under a hot cure, so run a low-bleed ink and a poly-blocking underbase on the deep and bright colours and keep the deposit light on the short panel. For water-based and discharge inks, the 52% cotton gives a soft, partial, heathered discharge rather than a clean strip, a tone-on-tone vintage effect; the Athletic Heather at 90% cotton discharges the most fully. For embroidery, the lightweight 4.2 oz cropped body with raw edges is better suited to a small, moderate chest design over a cut-away backing than to a dense fill, so keep the stitch count and the placement tight to the short panel. For vinyl, a light flexible HTV presses cleanly at a controlled temperature and moves with the drape. Sublimation does not apply, since the CVC is only 48% polyester and the cotton will not hold disperse dye.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 6682 (Women's Racerback Cropped Tank)
• Fabric: 52% Airlume combed ring-spun cotton / 48% polyester, 32 singles (Athletic Heather 90% cotton / 10% poly, 5.6 oz)
• Weight: 4.2 oz/yd2 (5.6 oz on Athletic Heather)
• Construction: Soft CVC jersey, relaxed cropped fit, side-seamed, racerback, raw-edge armholes, raw-edge cropped hem.
• Fit: Women's relaxed cropped fit, racerback
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 17 colours, mostly 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: lean on DTG and DTF for the soft heathered look the CVC gives, scale and place the artwork high on the short cropped panel rather than reusing a full-length file, and plan a poly-blocking underbase and a low-bleed ink on the deep and bright colours for any screen run because of the 48% polyester. The Athletic Heather at 90% cotton is the outlier that prints and discharges most like a cotton tee. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 8430 Women's Triblend Racerback Tank for a full-length soft triblend that also takes DTG, and step across to the Bella + Canvas 6488 Women's Relaxed Jersey Tank when a full-length 100% Airlume cotton body that takes full discharge decides the order. TheClothingSpace stocks the 6682 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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