Bella + Canvas 8812 - Women's Flowy V-Neck Dress - Black
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Description
The Bella + Canvas 8812 is the Women's Flowy V-Neck Dress, a lightweight 3.7 oz 65/35 poly/viscose flowy jersey with a v-neck, a cinched waistband and a drop tail hem, the blank a decorator reaches for when a women's programme wants a soft drapey dress to round out a flowy collection rather than a flowy tank or a structured cotton dress. It is the flowy dress for boutique and resale lines, festival and event merch, studio and lifestyle programmes, and the bachelorette, bridal-party and group runs that buy a soft draped dress by the dozen. The body is a lightweight 3.7 oz of 65% polyester / 35% viscose spun to 32 singles in a flowy jersey, built to a relaxed drapey fit with a v-neck, a cinched waistband that shapes the silhouette, a drop tail hem, side seams and a tear-away label. The size range runs S through 2XL, in two colours: Black, a 65/35 poly/viscose solid, and Heather Dark Gray, which carries the same family in a 52/48 poly/viscose heather.
The 8812 decorates as a lightweight drapey poly/viscose dress, not a cotton tee, which sets the rules: there is no cotton in the body, the fabric is thin and drapey, the cinched waistband gathers the middle and the drop tail hem falls away, so keep art compact and high on the front bodice above the cinched waist and use a method that bonds to poly/viscose and stays soft on the drape. For DTF, a soft low-bulk film bonds to the poly/viscose face and presses clean on the flat front bodice, the standout and most colour-consistent route that keeps the body light. For screen printing with plastisol, the 65% polyester migrates and the viscose is heat-sensitive, so run a low-bleed ink and a poly-blocking underbase with a controlled lower cure, keep the deposit light, and register the art compact and high on the bodice clear of the cinched waist. For vinyl, a light flexible HTV pressed cool flexes with the drape and will not glaze the viscose. DTG does not apply, since the body has no cotton, so DTG ink will not bond or cure on the poly/viscose. Water-based and discharge inks do not apply, since there is no cotton to discharge and the result reads patchy. Embroidery does not apply, since the lightweight 3.7 oz drapey flowy fabric puckers and has no stable flat panel to hoop. Sublimation does not apply, since the Black and Heather Dark Gray grounds are not a white polyester base.
- Brand: Bella + Canvas
- Style: 8812 (Women's Flowy V-Neck Dress)
- Fabric: 65% polyester / 35% viscose, 32 singles (heather 52/48)
- Weight: 3.7 oz/yd2
- Construction: Flowy jersey, v-neck, cinched waistband, drop tail hem, relaxed drapey fit, side-seamed, tear-away label.
- Fit: Women's relaxed drapey fit
- Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
- Colors available: 2 colours (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. Tumble dry low.
The reorder note specific to this style: treat it as a lightweight poly/viscose drapey dress, so default to a soft DTF film on the flat front bodice or a low-bleed plastisol with a poly-blocking underbase and a controlled lower cure for the heat-sensitive viscose. Keep the placement compact and high on the bodice clear of the cinched waist and drop tail hem, and remember there is no cotton in the body, so DTG, water-based and discharge do not apply. Bella + Canvas holds consistent sizing and flowy construction across runs, which keeps the drapey fit stable reorder to reorder. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 8804 Women's Flowy Muscle Tee for the same poly/viscose flowy in a muscle tee, and the Bella + Canvas 8809 Women's Flowy High Neck Tank for a draped high-neck tank in the same family. TheClothingSpace stocks the 8812 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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Features
- 100% preshrunk cotton
- Made with sustainably and fairly grown USA cotton
- Seamless rib at neck
- Taped shoulder-to-shoulder
- Double-needle stitching throughout
- Tear-away label
- Quarter-turned to eliminate center crease
- 7/8" collar
- Classic fit
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Decoration Method Compatibility
How this blank performs across popular decoration methods.
| Method | Compatible | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DTF Transfer | ✓ | a soft low-bulk film bonds to the poly/viscose face and presses clean on the flat front bodice, the standout and most colour-consistent route that keeps the body light and soft on the drape |
| Screen Print (Plastisol) | ✓ | the 65% polyester migrates and the viscose is heat-sensitive, so run a low-bleed ink and a poly-blocking underbase with a controlled lower cure, keep the deposit light, and register art compact and high on the bodice clear of the cinched waist |
| Vinyl / HTV | ✓ | a light flexible HTV pressed cool flexes with the drape and will not glaze the viscose; keep the design compact and high on the front bodice |
| DTG | ✗ | the body has no cotton, so DTG ink will not bond or cure on the poly/viscose, making DTG unsuitable on the 8812 |
| Screen Print (Water-based / Discharge) | ✗ | there is no cotton to discharge and the poly/viscose will not absorb water-based ink, so the result reads patchy and these are not routes on the 8812 |
| Embroidery | ✗ | the lightweight 3.7 oz drapey flowy fabric puckers and has no stable flat panel to hoop, so embroidery is not suited to the 8812 |
| Sublimation | ✗ | the Black and Heather Dark Gray grounds are not a white polyester base, so sublimation is not a reliable route on the 8812 |
How Does the Bella + Canvas 8812 Compare?
| Spec | Bella + Canvas 8812 | Bella + Canvas 8804 | Bella + Canvas 8809 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting At | $22.05 | $8.03 | $8.13 |
| Weight | 3.7 oz | 3.7 oz | 3.7 oz |
| Yarn / Fabric | 65/35 poly/viscose, 32 singles | 65/35 poly/viscose | 65/35 poly/viscose, 32 singles |
| Fit | Women's relaxed drapey, v-neck | Women's relaxed muscle, rolled cuff | Women's relaxed draped, high neck |
| Construction | Flowy jersey, cinched waist, drop tail hem | Flowy jersey, rolled-cuff muscle, hi-low hem | Flowy jersey, high neck, spaghetti straps |
| Best For | A soft drapey poly/viscose flowy dress | The same poly/viscose flowy in a muscle tee | A draped high-neck tank in the same family |
Fabric Blend by Color Group
Not all colorways share the same fabric composition. Check the blend before ordering for decoration jobs where substrate matters.
| Color Group | Blend | Print Consideration |
|---|---|---|
| Solid ground (Black) | 65% polyester / 35% viscose flowy jersey, 3.7 oz, 32 singles | The Black poly/viscose solid takes a soft low-bulk DTF film clean and a low-bleed plastisol with a poly-blocking underbase; keep the cure controlled for the viscose and the mark compact high on the bodice clear of the cinched waist |
| Heather ground (Heather Dark Gray) | 52% polyester / 48% viscose heather flowy jersey, 3.7 oz | The Heather Dark Gray carries the polyester through the heather, so favour DTF for clean colour and run a poly-blocking white underbase under any plastisol with a controlled lower cure; keep the deposit light on the drape |