GILDAN – HEAVY BLEND™ CREWNECK SWEATSHIRT
The workhorse crewneck. 8 oz, 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend with a smoother face and reduced pilling thanks to Gildan's MVS air-spun yarns. Classic fit, ribbed cuffs and waistband.
Everyone has owned a Gildan Heavy Blend Crewneck at some point. The grey one in the back of the closet, the navy one your roommate stole, the maroon one you wore to every late-night study session in college. There is a reason this is the most printed-on sweatshirt in North America: it just works.
THE FIT
True to size, classic crewneck cut. Roomy through the body without feeling like a tent, with a set-in sleeve that drapes over the shoulder cleanly. Order your normal size if you want a relaxed-but-tailored look, or go up one for that oversized, "I just woke up but I look intentional" energy.
BUILT FOR PRINT
The 8 oz. 50/50 cotton-poly fleece is the sweet spot for DTF transfers. Cotton holds the ink, polyester keeps the garment from shrinking back away from the print, and the new MVS air-spun yarns give the fabric a smoother face than the version your dad's softball team had in 1998. You get sharper edges, brighter colours, and a print that survives the wash cycle without cracking.
- →8 oz mid-weight fleece — warm enough for a Camrose October, light enough you can layer it under a jacket in February
- →50% U.S. cotton, 50% polyester — the blend that resists shrinking, pilling and fading
- →MVS air-spun yarns — the recent factory upgrade that made the surface smoother and the print quality noticeably better
- →1×1 ribbed cuffs and waistband with spandex for stretch and recovery, so the cuffs don't bell out by week three
- →Double-needle stitching on the shoulder, armhole, neckline, waistband and cuffs — the seams that usually fail first, reinforced
- →Tear-away label. Yank it off in three seconds, no scissors needed
Hot tip: the heather colours print a touch softer than the solid colours because of the higher polyester content (60/40 instead of 50/50). If you want the boldest print, pick a solid colour like Black, Navy, Red or Sport Grey.
WHAT IT'S FOR
Bench warm-ups, parent fundraisers, kit drops. The classic uniform-program garment.
Front chest logo, big back hit, sleeve detail. Affordable enough to give away, nice enough to keep.
Reunion shirts, charity walks, corporate retreats, conferences, bachelor parties. The crewneck doesn't care.
No minimums means a sweatshirt with the dog's face on it for under thirty bucks.
CARE
Machine wash cold inside out, tumble dry low, iron the reverse only. Skip the dry cleaner. Treated right, the print will outlast the sweatshirt.
DESIGNED BY YOU. PRINTED IN CAMROSE.