Bella + Canvas B100 - Infant Baby Rib Creeper - Baby Blue

The Bella + Canvas B100 is the Infant Baby Rib Short-Sleeve Creeper, a 5.8 oz 100% combed and ring-spun cotton one-piece knit in a garment-washed 1x1 baby rib, the soft infant bodysuit a decorator reaches for when a baby gift, new-arrival announcement or family-merch program wants a clean cotton blank in the smallest size on the shelf. It is the creeper for boutique baby lines, monogram and personalisation shops, hospital and welcome-baby gift sets, family matching runs and any decorated batch that needs an infant body to sit alongside a youth and adult tee in the same artwork. The body is a soft, garment-washed 5.8 oz baby rib of 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton at 32 singles, with an envelope neck that stretches over the head, short sleeves, a three-snap leg closure for changing, and three-eighths inch overlock binding at the neck and sleeve hem with three-quarter inch binding at the leg openings. The size range runs 3-6M through 18-24M, in nine colours: White, Black, Navy, Red, Pink, Berry, Baby Blue, Pale Yellow and Heather Athletic. Eight are 100% cotton solids; Heather Athletic is the one exception, a 90% cotton / 10% polyester heather.

The B100 decorates as a 100% cotton baby rib on a tiny infant panel, which sets the rules for the artwork. First, the front body panel is small, so the design has to be sized down to fit a centred infant chest placement rather than the wide print field of an adult tee. Second, the 1x1 rib ridges telegraph through the print and break up fine halftone detail, so bold, simple, solid-shape art reads far better than fine gradients or thin linework. Third, the garment-washed rib has give, so the ink and the film need to flex without cracking on a body that is pulled and stretched in wear and washed often. For water-based and discharge inks, the 100% cotton solids take a soft, no-feel print that sinks into the rib, the softest hand against an infant's skin and the best route on the lighter colours; Heather Athletic carries 10% polyester, so discharge lifts muted there and a low-bleed approach is safer. For DTG, the cotton face takes the ink opaque and direct, with a white underbase on the dark colours, kept bold and small so the rib does not break the detail. For DTF, a thin, soft, flexible transfer kept small follows the rib and the garment-wash give, a clean route for full-colour art and mixed-colour batches. For screen printing with plastisol, the 100% cotton body takes a crisp print with no poly-blocking underbase, run with a soft, flexible ink and a reduced cure so the print stays soft and moves with the rib; add a low-bleed underbase on Heather Athletic for the poly. For vinyl, a soft stretch HTV holds at a small size, kept thin so it stays gentle against the skin. For embroidery, a small, low-density monogram or name works over a soft cut-away backing, kept light since a dense stitch puckers the thin rib and the backing should stay soft against an infant. Sublimation does not apply, since cotton will not hold disperse dye.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: B100 (Infant Baby Rib Short-Sleeve Creeper)
• Fabric: 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 32 singles, 1x1 baby rib
• Fabric (Heather Athletic): 90% cotton / 10% polyester
• Weight: 5.8 oz/yd2
• Construction: Garment-washed 1x1 baby rib, envelope neck, three-snap leg closure, binding at neck, sleeve hem and leg openings.
• Fit: Infant one-piece bodysuit
• Sizes: 3-6M, 6-12M, 12-18M, 18-24M
• Colors available: 9 colours, eight 100% cotton solids plus one heather (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 the B100 as a 100% cotton baby rib on a small infant panel, so size art down for a centred chest placement, keep it bold and simple so the rib does not break the detail, use a soft flexible ink and a reduced cure under plastisol with no poly-block on the cotton solids, and lean on water-based and discharge on the lighter colours for the softest hand against an infant's skin. Add a low-bleed underbase on the Heather Athletic 90/10. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 100B Infant Jersey Short-Sleeve One-Piece for a smooth jersey body in the same infant cut, and the Bella + Canvas 134B Infant Triblend Short-Sleeve One-Piece for a soft heathered triblend infant one-piece when a program wants the vintage hand. TheClothingSpace stocks the B100 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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