Bella + Canvas 8852 - Women's Flowy Long-Sleeve T-Shirt with 2x1 Sleeves - Midnight

The Bella + Canvas 8852 is the Women's Flowy Long-Sleeve T-Shirt with 2x1 Sleeves, a drapy 3.7 oz poly/viscose body finished with 2x1 ribbed poly/viscose sleeves, the blank a decorator reaches for when a women's program wants a soft draped long-sleeve fashion top with a ribbed-sleeve detail rather than a structured cotton long-sleeve. It is the top for boutique and resale lines, fitness and studio programs, festival and event merch and the bachelorette, bridal-party and group runs that buy a soft draped long-sleeve by the dozen. The body is a lightweight 3.7 oz of 65% polyester / 35% viscose spun to 30 singles, the drapy jersey that gives the flowy line its loose retail fall, while the 2x1 rib sleeves add a fitted ribbed cuff against the easy body. The cut has a drop shoulder, a curved bottom hem, side seams and a tear-away label. The size range runs S through 2XL, in six colours: White, Midnight, Black, Maroon and the heathers Heather Dark Gray and Heather Athletic, most colours the 65/35 body and the Athletic Heather a 52/48 poly/viscose.

The 8852 decorates as a poly-majority drapy body, not a cotton tee, which sets the method list and rules out the cotton routes; the drop shoulder and the 2x1 rib sleeves also shape where a print sits, with art set on the front body panel and kept off the ribbed sleeves. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the poly/viscose face at a low-to-standard heat press, the standout and most forgiving route across the whole flowy colour range; keep the artwork on the front body and use a soft low-bulk film so the print moves with the drape rather than stiffening the loose body. For screen printing with plastisol, the poly-majority fabric migrates under a hot cure, so run a low-bleed ink and a poly-blocking underbase, keep the deposit light and the cure moderate, and back the drapy panel so it does not distort on the press. For vinyl, a light flexible HTV presses at a lower temperature on the heat-sensitive body, so keep the design small and centred on the body so it moves with the fall of the top. DTG does not apply, since the 65/35 poly/viscose body carries no cotton for the ink to bond to and the lightweight face reads poorly. Water-based and discharge inks do not apply, since the poly and viscose body will not discharge. Embroidery does not apply, since the drapy 3.7 oz body is too light and loose to embroider without puckering and distortion. Sublimation is not a reliable route, since the viscose content does not hold disperse dye and the colours are not a white polyester substrate.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: 8852 (Women's Flowy Long-Sleeve T-Shirt with 2x1 Sleeves)
• Fabric: 65% polyester / 35% viscose, 30 singles (Athletic Heather 52% polyester / 48% viscose)
• Weight: 3.7 oz/yd2
• Construction: Drapy flowy jersey, drop shoulder, 2x1 rib poly/viscose sleeves, curved bottom hem, side-seamed, tear-away label.
• Fit: Women's easy drapy fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 6 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, gentle. Hang dry or tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: treat it as a poly-majority fashion body, so default to DTF for clean colour across the whole range and keep the print on the front body clear of the 2x1 rib sleeves. Hold a light deposit and a moderate cure on any screen run because of the poly migration, and press any HTV cool. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 8850 Women's Flowy Long-Sleeve Off-Shoulder Tee to run the same drapy fabric in an off-shoulder cut, and the Bella + Canvas 8821 Women's Flowy Draped Sleeve Dolman Tee for a short-sleeve dolman in the same fabric. TheClothingSpace stocks the 8852 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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