What is the highest quality material for t-shirts?

Pima/Supima Cotton This type of cotton is the highest quality cotton available. It is soft, durable, resists pilling, fading, and stretching. If your brand is high-end, this is the high-quality t-shirt fabric for you.

What is a heavyweight t-shirt made of?

All heavyweight branded t-shirts are made from 100% cotton. There is, however, one exception that was recently added: Our heather tees. In order to achieve the textured heather look, we added 10% polyester.

Do heavyweight shirts last longer?

Since heavier t-shirts are made with a more weighty fabric, they’re probably going to last longer than standard t-shirts before they start to tear or get holes in them.

What is the most comfortable t-shirt fabric?

100% Cotton Tried and true, cotton is one of the most popular T-shirt materials, and with good reason. This soft, comfortable material can be printed with just about any kind of ink or design. It’s hypoallergenic, which means it won’t irritate those with sensitive skin.

What is the difference between a classic T-shirt and a heavyweight T-shirt?

Extra soft tee: Where tri-blends have a broken-in softness, extra soft tees have a super soft & lightweight jersey softness with a more relaxed fit. Heavyweight tee: A sturdy tee with a boxier fit that provides a more inclusive size range from small to 5XL (in some colors).

What are heavy t-shirts called?

For example, t-shirts are often made with cotton jersey, which is a lighter-weight cotton. But you can still buy “heavyweight cotton jersey”. Although cotton jersey in its heaviest form is still a lightweight cotton, that heavier version of cotton jersey will often be referred to as “heavyweight cotton jersey”.

What GSM is a good quality T-shirt?

GSM (grams per square metre) is a measure that describes the weight of the tee. For lightweight / summer tees look for a GSM of 160 or under. For heavyweight / winter tees look for a GSM of over 200. For versatile / all-season tees look for a GSM of between 160 and 200.

What does GSM mean for t-shirts?

grams per square metre
GSM is a metric measurement meaning grams per square metre- it is how much 1 square metre of fabric weighs and the higher the GSM number the denser the fabric will be.

What is the lightest t-shirt material?

Cotton. The most popular lightweight fabric by far is cotton. Half of all the fabric produced in the world is cotton, and for good reason.