Gildan G540L - Ladies' Heavy Cotton™ 5.3 oz. Long-Sleeve T-Shirt - Heliconia

The Gildan G540L is the Ladies' Heavy Cotton Long-Sleeve T-Shirt, the women's cut of the Heavy Cotton long sleeve, a 5.3 oz 100% cotton tee whose durable midweight jersey is the reason a decorator picks it for a value women's long-sleeve run. The Heavy Cotton fabric is a carded open-end cotton, which knits firmer and cheaper than a ring-spun blank, and the body is cut and side-shaped for a women's fit with ribbed cuffs. It is the blank a shop reaches for when a women's team, school spirit or event run needs a long sleeve at the lowest workable cost, the default for high-volume women's print jobs where durability and price matter more than a fashion hand. The body runs a women's classic fit in S-3XL, the ribbed cuffs and full sleeves add print real estate, and the 100% cotton solids take ink and discharge cleanly.

The 100% cotton body sets the decoration plan, and the heavier 5.3 oz jersey is a forgiving print surface. Screen printing prints clean on the solids: run straight on white and light bodies and over a white underbase on darks; the carded open-end yarn reads slightly coarser than a fine ring-spun, so it holds a bold design and mid-detail well rather than the tightest hairline halftone, and the long sleeve and cuff open up for split-location placement. DTG prints well on the 100% cotton solids with a pretreat; it prints near-solid on the 90/10 Sport Grey and the 99/1 Ash Gray. Discharge strips the cotton solids and the 99/1 Ash Gray to a soft vintage hand with no hand feel, ideal on this 100% cotton body; it wants a wash-test on the 90/10 Sport Grey, since the small amount of polyester will not strip fully. DTF presses consistently across the whole card, including the grey shades, and is a reliable single method for one artwork across the range. Embroidery sits well on the firm 5.3 oz jersey with a cut-away backing for a left-chest or sleeve logo. Vinyl and HTV bond cleanly for names and numbers on a team or event run. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton body will not hold the dye; route to a 100% polyester long sleeve for dye-sub.

• Brand: Gildan
• Style: G540L (Ladies' Heavy Cotton Long-Sleeve T-Shirt)
• Weight: 5.3 oz
• Fabric: 5.3 oz 100% cotton on solids; Sport Grey 90/10 cotton/poly; Ash Gray 99/1 cotton/poly
• Construction: women's classic fit, seamless double-needle collar, taped neck and shoulders, set-in long sleeves with ribbed cuffs, double-needle bottom hem
• Fit: women's classic fit
• Sizes: S-3XL
• Colors available: 15 shades from White, Sport Gray and Ash Gray to Black, Navy, Forest Green, Garnet, Purple, Royal, Red, Cardinal Red, Irish Green, Heliconia, Carolina Blue and Gold (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; confirm current packing per case for your colour before a large order
• Care: Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low. Do not iron decoration.

The reorder note specific to this style: confirm whether your colourway is a 100% cotton solid, the 90/10 Sport Grey or the 99/1 Ash Gray before a repeat run, because the blend changes how discharge behaves on the grey shades. The G540L shares the 5.3 oz Heavy Cotton fabric and colour card with the unisex G540 long sleeve, so a women's-and-unisex run can print as one matched set across a full size range, and the short-sleeve G500 family extends the same Heavy Cotton system to tees. The firm midweight body holds its shape and print across reorders at a value price. TheClothingSpace stocks the G540L 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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