Gildan SF500 - Softstyle Hoodie - Stone Blue

The Gildan SF500 is the Softstyle Midweight Fleece Hoodie, an 8.4 oz 80/20 ring-spun cotton/polyester pullover built on a 100% ring-spun cotton face yarn that gives it a softer hand and a cleaner print face than a standard 50/50 value fleece. The cotton face is the point: most heavyweight value hoodies run a poly-rich blend that fights the ink, but the SF500 lays its print on a 100% cotton face yarn so it prints closer to a ring-spun tee while keeping a midweight 8.4 oz body that holds shape and warmth. That makes it the hoodie a shop reaches for when a program wants a soft retail-feel fleece with a print-friendly face at a value unit cost, the default for fashion and merch lines, school and team hoodies, premium event and staff fleece, and any run where a soft hand and a clean print decide the order over a boxy poly-rich value hoodie.

The SF500 prints like a ring-spun blank on its standard colours, since the face yarn is 100% cotton. For screen printing, the cotton face holds bold spot colour and fine detail; print straight to the light standard colours and lay a white underbase on the darks, the brushed fleece face taking the ink cleanly. For water-based and discharge, the 100% cotton face yarn on the standard 80/20 colours strips and lays the ink in for a soft print with only a slight muting from the 20% polyester, the right method for a soft vintage fleece, though the 50/50 Dark Heather will not discharge to the same result. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the cotton face at standard heat-press settings across every colour, the most consistent single method on Sport Grey and Dark Heather as well as the standard colours. For DTG, the cotton-rich standard colours pre-treat and print bright on the 100% cotton face, muted on the 50/50 Dark Heather. For embroidery, the 8.4 oz midweight body takes a left-chest or full-back design with a cut-away backing, a stable base for a dense fill. For vinyl and HTV, solid heat-transfer vinyl and team numbering press clean on the cotton face. The caveat is the heathers: Ring Spun Sport Grey is a 75/25 that behaves close to a solid, but Dark Heather is a 50/50 where the polyester migrates and discharge fades to a tonal result, so treat it like a blend with a grey poly-block underbase on the dark and a lower cure. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton-dominant body is not a polyester sublimation substrate.

• Brand: Gildan
• Style: SF500 (Gildan Softstyle Midweight Fleece Adult Hoodie)
• Fabric: 80/20 ring-spun cotton/polyester with a 100% ring-spun cotton face yarn; Ring Spun Sport Grey 75/25; Dark Heather 50/50 cotton/polyester
• Weight: 8.4 oz/yd2 (midweight)
• Construction: Softstyle midweight fleece with a brushed cotton face. Two-piece dyed-to-match jersey-lined hood with drawcord. Front pouch pocket. 1x1 ribbed cuffs and waistband. Dropped-shoulder classic fit. Double-needle hem and topstitching. Tear-away label.
• Fit: Unisex classic fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
• Colors available: 35+ colours across standard and heather shades (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. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: the standard colours run an 80/20 with a 100% cotton face while Ring Spun Sport Grey is a cotton-rich 75/25 and Dark Heather is a 50/50, so confirm whether your colour is a standard shade or a heather before a repeat run, because the 50/50 Dark Heather will not discharge or DTG to the same result as the cotton-face standards and needs a poly-block underbase. Pair the SF500 with the youth Gildan SF500B to run the same Softstyle fleece body and artwork across adult and youth sizes, and cross-shop the Independent Trading SS4500 Midweight Hoodie when a program wants a comparable retail-feel fleece from another mill. TheClothingSpace stocks the SF500 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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