Bella + Canvas B4070 - Women’s 2X1 Rib Racerback Tank - Heather Athletic

The Bella + Canvas B4070 is the Women's 2x1 Rib Racerback Tank, a 5.8 oz 100% Airlume cotton tank in a 2x1 rib knit cut longer with a racerback, the blank a decorator reaches for when a women's order wants a heavier, textured, body-skimming rib rather than a flat jersey or a flowy drape. It is the rib tank for any decorated order built on a premium, fitted women's silhouette: boutique and apparel lines, women's fitness and studio merch, festival and lifestyle drops, and the buyers who want the rib texture, the longer length and the racerback as part of the look. The body is a 5.8 oz 2x1 rib of 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton spun to 32 singles on the solid colours, a stretchy, ridged knit that hugs the figure, with side seams, a longer body and a racerback that bares the shoulder blades. The size range runs S through 2XL, mostly in solid colours such as Black, Navy, True Royal, Berry and Turquoise. One colour runs a different recipe: the Athletic Heather is a cotton-rich 90% cotton / 10% polyester, so it prints close to a full cotton.

The B4070 decorates as a 100% cotton rib, and the two things that shape the method are the rib texture and the four-way stretch, plus the narrow racerback front, keep a design centred and modest in width, clear of the bound armholes and racerback straps. For DTG, the cotton takes the ink opaque on the solids with a white underbase on the darks, but the rib ridges telegraph through the print, so keep the art bold and simple rather than fine halftone detail that breaks across the rib valleys. For water-based and discharge inks, the 100% cotton body discharges cleanly for the softest hand, and a soft water-based print is the route that moves with the stretch without cracking, the best match for a rib tank. For screen printing with plastisol, use a soft, stretchy ink and a reduced cure so the print flexes with the rib rather than cracking, and keep the design bold since fine lines drop into the rib valleys. For DTF, use a stretchable elastic transfer film so the graphic flexes with the rib, a standard stiff transfer will crack on the stretch, and expect the rib texture to show through. For vinyl, use a stretch HTV that moves with the knit. For embroidery, the stretchy single-layer rib puckers easily, so back a small light design with a cut-away stabiliser and keep stitch counts low, this is not the home for a dense embroidered crest. Sublimation does not apply, since cotton will not hold disperse dye and the tank is piece-dyed.

• Brand: Bella + Canvas
• Style: B4070 (Women's 2x1 Rib Racerback Tank)
• Fabric: 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 32 singles on solids (Athletic Heather 90/10)
• Weight: 5.8 oz/yd2
• Construction: 2x1 rib knit, women's slim fit, racerback, longer length, side-seamed, tear-away label.
• Fit: Women's slim fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 12 colours, mostly 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, inside out. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: treat it as a stretchy 100% cotton rib, so favour prints that flex, discharge and soft water-based for the best hand, a stretchy plastisol with a reduced cure, and a stretchable DTF film, all kept bold and clear of the rib's fine detail. Keep the placement centred and narrow for the racerback front, and reserve embroidery for a small light logo. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas B8800 Women's Flowy Racerback Tank for the same racerback silhouette in a lightweight flowy drape, and the Bella + Canvas 6488 Women's Relaxed Jersey Tank for a smooth, flat cotton jersey tank that holds fine print detail. TheClothingSpace stocks the B4070 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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