Comfort Colors C1536 - Unisex French Terry Crew With Pocket - Crimson
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Description
The Comfort Colors C1536 is the Unisex French Terry Crew With Pocket, a 7.0 oz 100% ring-spun cotton garment-dyed French terry pullover built for decorators who need the Comfort Colors broken-in hand on a lighter, looped-interior crew rather than a brushed fleece. French terry sits between a heavyweight tee and a standard fleece: the looped inner face wicks without trapping heat the way a brushed 3-end fleece does, making it a three-season layer that holds a print as cleanly as a solid fleece crew. The front pouch pocket, rolled forward shoulder, side vents and drop tail give the body a relaxed silhouette in S-3XL. Because each piece is garment-dyed after construction, expect slight tonal variation unit to unit and dye-lot shifts between production runs, which is inherent to the pigment process rather than a defect. Order the full run from one dye lot to keep a job consistent.
The 100% ring-spun cotton French terry face sets the decoration plan and opens methods the 80/20 fleece siblings restrict. DTF is the most consistent single method across the garment-dyed colour card: the film bonds cleanly on every pigment shade without migration risk, and a single artwork file covers the whole order. Screen printing is the primary production method, since the pigment-dyed cotton face holds bold and mid-detail art, and water-based or discharge inks give the soft vintage finish that pairs with the washed colour. Discharge works fully on the 100% cotton ground (unlike an 80/20 blend where the polyester blocks a clean strip), though pigment-dyed colours discharge unpredictably shade to shade, so wash-test your specific colour before committing a run. DTG prints bright on the lighter garment-dyed grounds with a pretreat, since the 100% cotton holds the ink cleanly, but the garment-dyed finish can affect how the pretreat absorbs, so test first. Embroidery runs well on the 7 oz French terry with a cut-away backing, placing the design on the left chest opposite the pocket or on the back panel. Keep full-front screen or DTF artwork above the pouch pocket seam so the print sits on a flat, uninterrupted surface. Vinyl bonds with a firm press for names and numbers. Sublimation does not apply on 100% cotton.
- Brand: Comfort Colors
- Style: C1536 (Unisex French Terry Crew With Pocket)
- Weight: 7.0 oz/yd2
- Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, 31 singles, French terry knit
- Finish: soft-washed garment-dyed pigment for a broken-in hand
- Construction: rolled forward shoulder, front pouch pocket, 1x1 rib collar and cuffs, twill taped back neck, double-needle neck, shoulder, armhole, cuffs and bottom hem, side vents and drop tail
- Fit: unisex relaxed
- Sizes: S-3XL
- Colors available: 9 garment-dyed shades including Pepper, Lagoon Blue, Crimson, Flo Blue, Watermelon, Blue Jean, True Navy, Chalky Mint and Gray (check current availability on the product page)
- Ordering: available by the piece or by the case with no rigid minimum; confirm units per case for your colour before a large order, and order the full run from one dye lot to keep colour consistent across a job
- Care: machine wash cold, inside out; tumble dry low; do not iron decoration; wash separately first since pigment dye can crock
Reorder note for the C1536: this is a garment-dyed style, so each colour carries slight tonal variation piece to piece and dye lots shift between production runs. A reorder may not match an earlier batch exactly. Pad a large or repeat order to keep a run consistent, and wash-test discharge by colour before committing. The C1536 shares the garment-dyed pigment finish with the Comfort Colors C1717 heavyweight tee and the 1566 brushed fleece crew, so a tee, French terry crew and fleece crew can run as one matched garment-dyed colour story when ordered from the same dye lot. TheClothingSpace stocks the C1536 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
Shipping & Returns
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Decoration Method Compatibility
How this blank performs across popular decoration methods.
| Method | Compatible | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DTF | ✓ | the most consistent single method across the garment-dyed colour card: the film bonds cleanly on every pigment shade without migration risk, and a single artwork file covers the whole order; keep full-front prints above the pouch pocket seam |
| Screen Print | ✓ | the primary production method: the pigment-dyed cotton face holds bold and mid-detail art, water-based or discharge inks give the vintage finish, and plastisol with a white underbase covers the darker pigment grounds; place full-front artwork above the pocket |
| Discharge | ✓ | works fully on the 100% ring-spun cotton ground for the softest hand (no polyester to block the strip unlike an 80/20 blend), but pigment-dyed colours discharge unpredictably shade to shade, so wash-test the specific colour before a production run |
| DTG | ✓ | prints bright on lighter garment-dyed grounds with a pretreat since the 100% cotton holds the ink cleanly, but the garment-dyed finish can affect pretreat absorption, so test first; darker washed shades mute the ink |
| Embroidery | ✓ | runs well on the 7 oz French terry with a cut-away backing: place the design on the left chest opposite the pocket or on the back panel |
| Vinyl / HTV | ✓ | bonds with a firm press for names and numbers on team and event garments |
| Sublimation | ✗ | 100% cotton will not hold the disperse dye for a clean result; route dye-sub jobs to a polyester fleece |
How Does the Comfort Colors C1536 Compare?
| Spec | Comfort Colors C1536 (French Terry Crew With Pocket) | Comfort Colors 1566 (Garment-Dyed Fleece Crew) | Comfort Colors C1717 (Garment-Dyed Tee) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting At | $18.09 | $24.63 | $6.92 |
| Weight | 7.0 oz | 9.5 oz | 6.1 oz |
| Yarn / Fabric | 100% ring-spun cotton French terry | 80/20 ring-spun cotton/poly fleece | 100% ring-spun cotton |
| Fit | Unisex relaxed | Unisex relaxed | Unisex relaxed |
| Construction | Garment-dyed French terry, pouch pocket, side vents, drop tail | Garment-dyed brushed fleece crew, no pocket | Garment-dyed heavyweight tee |
| Best For | Three-season garment-dyed crew with pocket, lighter than fleece | Heavier garment-dyed fleece crew when warmth matters | Tee layer in the same garment-dyed colour story |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Light pigment grounds (Chalky Mint, Gray) | 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed light shade | Print straight on the light washed ground; DTG reads brightest here with a tested pretreat, and screen print holds clean bold and mid-detail |
| Mid and saturated pigment grounds (Lagoon Blue, Blue Jean, Watermelon, Flo Blue, Crimson) | 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed mid shade | Underbase coloured art for opacity; water-based and DTF hold the vintage look, discharge gives the softest hand after a wash-test by colour |
| Dark pigment grounds (True Navy, Pepper) | 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed dark shade | Lay a white underbase for screen print; DTG mutes on dark washed ground so favour DTF or plastisol with underbase |

