Bella + Canvas 8701 - Women's Sheer Mini Rib Short-Sleeve T-Shirt - Midnight

The Bella + Canvas 8701 is the Women's Sheer Mini Rib Short-Sleeve Tee, the lightweight sheer 1x1 mini-rib body in a fitted stretch cut with a longer length, the blank a decorator reaches for when a women's program wants a sheer, body-skimming rib tee with cotton-rich stretch rather than a flat-knit jersey tee or a heavyweight opaque rib tee. It is the tee for any decorated women's order pitched at a fitted, sheer fashion look: boutique and resale lines, women's fashion and merch programs, festival and event runs, and the group and bridal-party orders that buy a soft fitted tee by the dozen. The body is a lightweight 4.0 oz of 98% combed and ring-spun cotton with 2% spandex spun to a fine 50 singles in a 1x1 mini rib, the sheer rib knit that gives the tee its body-skimming stretch and its fine ribbed face. The fitted stretch cut, ribbed neckband and longer body length shape a close women's line, the side-seamed construction holds shape, and the tear-away label finishes it for resale. The size range runs S through 2XL. Every colour runs the same 98/2 cotton/spandex mini rib.

The 8701 decorates as a cotton-rich body, so the cotton toolkit applies, but the sheer, stretchy, fine mini-rib surface sets the rule for every method: keep the deposit light and the film or ink flexible so the print moves with the stretch and does not stiffen the sheer drape or crack over the rib. For DTG, the 98% cotton takes the ink bright and soft, brightest on the lighter grounds and needing a white underbase on the dark colours; keep the artwork modest so it sits light on the sheer body. For DTF, the transfer bonds at standard heat-press settings, so use a soft low-bulk film and press firm so it seats into the fine rib while staying flexible with the stretch. For screen printing with plastisol, the cotton holds a clean plastisol, so run a light deposit with a stretch additive so the print flexes with the spandex rather than cracking, and back the sheer panel so it does not distort. For water-based and discharge inks, the 98% cotton discharges bright and soft, the soft-hand result the sheer rib suits since it keeps the lightweight drape. For vinyl, a flexible stretch HTV presses at a controlled temperature so it moves with the rib and does not lift. Embroidery does not apply, since the sheer lightweight 4.0 oz stretch mini-rib tee is too light and loose to embroider without puckering. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton body will not hold disperse dye.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 8701 (Women's Sheer Mini Rib Short-Sleeve Tee)
• Fabric: 98% combed and ring-spun cotton / 2% spandex, 50 singles, 1x1 mini rib
• Weight: 4.0 oz/yd2
• Construction: Sheer lightweight 1x1 mini rib, fitted stretch short-sleeve tee, ribbed neckband, longer body length, side-seamed, tear-away label.
• Fit: Women's fitted stretch tee, ribbed neckband, longer body
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 18 colours across solids (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, gentle, inside out. Hang dry or tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: treat it as a cotton tee with a sheer, stretchy, fine-rib surface, so keep the deposit light and the ink or film flexible so the print moves with the spandex stretch and keeps the sheer drape, and lay a white underbase on the dark grounds. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas B8780 Women's Sheer Mini Rib Tank to run the same sheer mini-rib fabric in a sleeveless tank for a matched set, and step across to the Bella + Canvas 1001 Women's Baby Rib Tee when a program wants a heavyweight, opaque, structured rib tee instead of the lightweight sheer mini rib. TheClothingSpace stocks the 8701 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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