Hanes 5190P - Beefy-T® Short Sleeve Pocket Tee - Light Steel

The Hanes 5190P is the Beefy-T with a pocket, a 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton body spun to 20 singles with a five-point left-chest pocket sewn in at the factory. It is the same heavyweight Beefy-T construction as the 5180, with the pocket adding a functional detail that makes the 5190P the blank a shop reaches for when a programme needs a workwear-weight tee with a built-in pocket for staff, crew, and trades programmes, pocket-logo embroidery where the pocket frames the crest, and any decorator running a workforce or uniform programme where a chest pocket is expected rather than optional.

Decorating a pocket tee adds a placement constraint that a standard tee does not have. The five-point pocket sits on the left chest, so a left-chest logo either goes on the pocket itself (small, scaled to the pocket face) or above the pocket (standard left-chest placement shifted up). Full-front prints must clear the pocket seam or print over it, which creates a visible bump in the ink film; most shops print a centre-chest or full-front design on the right side of the chest or print across both sides accepting the pocket ridge. The full back is the largest unobstructed print panel. For screen printing, the 6.1 oz ring-spun face holds a heavy ink deposit for bold spot-colour work and thick plastisol builds; cotton solids need no poly-blocking underbase, but Charcoal Heather, Oxford Gray, Safety Green, and Safety Orange (60/40) need a poly-blocking underbase and lowest effective cure because the 40% polyester will migrate. For DTF, the transfer bonds cleanly across the full colour card at standard heat-press settings; press around or over the pocket depending on the programme. For DTG, the ring-spun face takes pretreat and prints vibrant artwork; the 20-singles yarn is coarser than a 30-singles Softstyle, so favour bold artwork over fine halftones. For embroidery, the 6.1 oz body is a strong embroidery substrate; a pocket-logo placement where the crest sits centred on the pocket face is a classic workwear detail, and the heavyweight body carries high stitch counts without puckering. For water-based and discharge printing, the 100% cotton solids discharge cleanly; Ash (99/1) discharges almost fully; Light Steel (90/10) is near-full; 60/40 colours will not discharge. For vinyl and HTV, solid heat-transfer vinyl presses clean at standard temperature. Sublimation does not apply, since the body is cotton-majority.

• Brand: Hanes
• Style: 5190P (Beefy-T Short Sleeve Pocket Tee)
• Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, 20 singles (Ash: 99/1; Light Steel: 90/10; Charcoal Heather, Oxford Gray, Safety Green, Safety Orange: 60/40 cotton/poly)
• Weight: 6.1 oz/yd2
• Construction: Five-point left-chest pocket. Coverseamed neck. Lay-flat collar. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping. Double-needle stitching throughout. Tear-away label.
• Fit: Unisex classic fit
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
• Colors available: 22 colours including core solids, heathers, and safety colours (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 5190P is the same body and dye lot as the 5180 Beefy-T without the pocket, so shops running a mixed programme (some staff with pocket, some without) can order both styles in the same colour and get a consistent colour match across the run. The tear-away label makes the 5190P a relabel-ready blank for branded workwear and uniform programmes. The pocket seam is double-stitched at five points for durability through industrial laundering, so the pocket holds up in trades and warehouse environments. TheClothingSpace stocks the 5190P 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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