Gildan G640 - Softstyle® Unisex T-Shirt - Sage

The Gildan G640 Softstyle, listed by Gildan as the 64000, is a 4.5 oz 100% ring-spun cotton tee built on a fine 30-singles yarn in a semi-fitted cut. It is Gildan's ring-spun fine-detail blank, the smooth-faced counterpart to the carded open-end G500, and the blank to reach for when the artwork is the reason the job exists, fine halftones, small text, or photoreal DTG, rather than a bold one or two-colour event print where the heavier open-end G500 costs less and prints just as well to the wearer's eye.

The 30-singles ring-spun surface is the whole printability story, and it is the direct upgrade over the open-end G500. Ring-spun yarn is combed and twisted into a finer, more aligned face, so it carries less dot gain on fine halftones and holds small text and tight line work that smears on open-end cotton, and it takes photoreal DTG with more detail fidelity and less ink. The honest counterpoint is the one that runs through the whole Gildan line: you pay for that yarn, and on a bold spot-colour print the end customer will not see the difference between the G640 and a G500 at a lower unit cost, so let the artwork detail and the DTG content decide the blank. For screen printing, the smooth ring-spun face gives clean ink holdout for fine line and halftone work with lighter deposits; the lighter 4.5 oz body wants slightly reduced squeegee pressure so the weave does not distort, and the quarter-turned tubular body lays a flat, crease-free print area on the platen. The colourway sets the underbase: solid colours are 100% cotton, but Sport Grey and the Antique colours are 90/10 and most heather colours are a 65/35 cotton-polyester blend, so poly-block those heathers on dark prints to control dye migration. For DTF, the smooth ring-spun surface bonds cleanly with transfer adhesives and holds sharp edge definition on detailed artwork. For DTG, white G640 prints at full vibrancy without pre-treatment on most machines; coloured blanks take standard pre-treatment, and the ring-spun face takes pre-treat more evenly than the open-end G500. For embroidery, the 4.5 oz weight wants a topping stabiliser on high-stitch-count designs so the stitches do not sink into the lighter knit.

• Brand: Gildan
• Style: G640 (also listed as Gildan 64000 Softstyle)
• Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, 30 singles, in solid colours. Sport Grey and Antique colours are 90% cotton / 10% polyester; most heather colours are a 65% cotton / 35% polyester blend
• Weight: 4.5 oz/yd2 (approx. 153 gsm)
• Construction: Pre-shrunk. Tubular body with no side seams, quarter-turned to eliminate the centre crease. Taped neck and shoulders. Double-needle stitched sleeves and bottom hem. Tear-away label.
• Fit: Unisex, semi-fitted
• Sizes: S-3XL (size availability varies by colour)
• Colors available: 60+ colours (check current availability on the product page)
• Case quantity: typically packed 72 units (6 dozen) per carton; available by the case or by the piece, confirm packing for your colour and size
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

Gildan holds tight sizing grades and dye lot control across production runs, which keeps the G640 reorder-reliable for ongoing retail and print-on-demand programs where colour and fit have to match between batches. The reorder note specific to this style: confirm whether your colourway is a 100% cotton solid, a 90/10 Sport Grey or Antique, or a 65/35 heather before a repeat run, because the underbase and pre-treatment differ across the three. If your job is bold spot-colour event work rather than fine detail, price the open-end G500 alongside it, because the Softstyle's ring-spun premium only pays off when the artwork or DTG needs it. TheClothingSpace stocks the G640 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.

Comparing blanks for your decoration method? Read: Gildan G500 vs Bella Canvas 3001C vs Next Level 3600.