Tultex 0202TC - Unisex Fine Jersey Tee - Heather Orange

The Tultex 0202TC is the Unisex Fine Jersey Tee, a 4.5 oz 100% ring-spun cotton blank spun on a 30-singles fine knit, and the value fashion tee a shop reaches for when a job wants a soft retail-feel body without the premium price of a Bella or Next Level fine jersey. Two facts separate it from a cheap promo tee: the solids are true 100% ring-spun cotton rather than a coarser carded or open-end yarn, and the goods are reactive-dyed for deeper, longer-holding colour. That combination makes it the tee a decorator picks when a program wants a fashion-fit ring-spun blank that still takes a discharge or water-based print cleanly at a budget unit cost, which is the default for boutique and retail drops on a tight margin, large fashion-tee runs, festival and event merch, and any high-volume job where the lowest fine-jersey price decides the order.

The 0202TC prints like a true ring-spun cotton tee, which is its advantage over a blend. For screen printing, the smooth 30-singles fine-knit face holds bold spot colour and fine line detail; on light solids you can print straight to the shirt, and on darks lay a standard white underbase for opacity. For water-based and discharge, this is where the 100% ring-spun solids shine: discharge strips the reactive dye and lays the ink into the cotton for a soft, no-hand vintage print, the look this blank is built for. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the cotton face at standard heat-press settings across every colour. For DTG, the combed ring-spun cotton is a prime substrate that pre-treats and prints bright and sharp on the solids. For embroidery, the 4.5 oz lightweight body takes a left-chest design with a cut-away backing, though keep stitch counts moderate so a dense fill does not pull on the light knit. For vinyl and HTV, solid heat-transfer vinyl presses clean on the smooth face. The one caveat is the heathers: Heather Grey is a 90/10 cotton/poly that behaves close to a solid, but the other heathers are a 50/50 blend where the polyester migrates and discharge fades to a tonal result, so treat those colours like a blend with an underbase on darks and a lower cure. Sublimation does not apply, since 100% reactive-dyed cotton is not a polyester sublimation substrate.

• Brand: Tultex
• Style: 0202TC (Tultex 202 Unisex Fine Jersey Tee)
• Fabric: 100% pre-shrunk ring-spun cotton, 30 singles fine jersey; Heather Grey 90% cotton / 10% polyester; other heathers 50% cotton / 50% polyester; reactive-dyed
• Weight: 4.5 oz/yd2
• Construction: 30-singles ring-spun fine jersey, reactive-dyed and pre-shrunk. Ribbed crewneck collar. Back-neck tape and shoulder-to-shoulder tape. Tubular body with side seams added on 4XL and 5XL. Double-needle sleeves and bottom hem. Tear-away label.
• Fit: Unisex fashion fit
• Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, with 4XL and 5XL on select colours
• Colors available: 50+ colours across solids and heathers (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 solids run a true 100% ring-spun cotton while Heather Grey is a 90/10 and the other heathers are a 50/50, so confirm whether your colour is a solid or a heather before a repeat run, because the poly-rich heathers print differently and will not discharge to the same soft result as the solids. Note too that the core body is tubular with no side seams up to 3XL, with side seams added only at 4XL and 5XL, so a tubular shirt can twist slightly after the first wash, which is normal for the construction. Pair the 0202TC with the premium Bella + Canvas 3001C when a program wants a side-seamed retail fine jersey, and the Next Level 3600 when a job wants a 4.3 oz combed-and-ring-spun fashion tee, both at a higher price point than the Tultex. TheClothingSpace stocks the 0202TC 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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