BELLA + CANVAS 6501 Women's FWD Fashion Crop Long Sleeve Tee in Athletic Heather — blank long sleeve tee, front view

Shown: Athletic Heather

BELLA + CANVASStyle 6501 · Long Sleeve Tees

Women's FWD Fashion Crop Long Sleeve Tee

A blank long sleeve tee from the BELLA + CANVAS line, offered in 8 colors in size 2XL. Cataloged on VisePrint with full fabric specs and decoration-ready details.

  • Excellent for screen printing and DTG printing
  • 100% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton at 4.2 oz/yd²
  • Tear-away label for rebranding
  • Sublimation: not recommended — Cotton-dominant fabric does not bond sublimation dye.
  • Embroidery: conditional — test first.

Final pricing depends on garment quantity, decoration method, print locations, and artwork requirements.

Colors 8Athletic Heather

  • Athletic Heather

  • Black

  • Dark Grey Heather

  • Dark Lavender

  • Mauve

  • Mustard

  • Navy

  • White

Available sizes

2XL

Availability Athletic Heather

Availability by size for the Athletic Heather colorway, as of the last catalog sync
SizeStatusLocal pickup (Chicagoland)Actions
2XLLow Stock

Last inventory sync: July 13, 2026 · local pickup stock held near Lockport, IL. Distributor network totals — not live stock; availability is reconfirmed on every quote before production.

Key specifications

Fabric composition
100% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton
Fabric weight
4.2 oz/yd²
Fabric type
Not stated
Yarn
combed · ring-spun · Airlume · 32 singles
Construction
Side-seamed
Label
Tear-away label
Cut for
Women's
Fit
Not stated
Sizes
2XL
Colors
8
Country of origin
Nicaragua
Sustainability
Not stated

Decoration compatibility

VisePrint guidance derived from this garment's stated fabric and construction — not manufacturer claims.

Cotton-dominant knit takes plastisol and water-based ink cleanly with standard cure settings.

Compatible with this fabric type at correct press temperature and pressure.

DTG printing

Excellent

High-cotton smooth knit is the ideal DTG substrate.

Embroidery

Conditional

Very light fabric can pucker under dense designs — keep stitch counts modest and stabilize well.

  • Lightweight or performance knit — use a stabilizer/backing to prevent puckering.

Standard HTV and transfers apply well at the correct temperature for this fiber mix.

Sublimation

Not Recommended

Cotton-dominant fabric does not bond sublimation dye.

Decoration results can vary by equipment, ink, transfer material, garment color, and production settings. Always test before beginning a full production run.

Fit and sizing

Fit category not stated, cut for women's wear · sizes 2XL.

Garment measurements in inches, laid flat.

MeasurementMLXL2XL
Body Length18 1/41919 3/420 1/2
Chest Width (Laid Flat)24262830

Fabric and construction

Manufacturer highlights

  • 4.2 oz./yd², 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 32 singles
  • Athletic Heather is 90/10 Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton/polyester
  • Dark Grey Heather is 52/48 Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton/polyester
  • Pre-shrunk
  • Retail fit
  • Cropped body
  • Dropped shoulder
  • Raw hem
  • Side seams
  • Tear away label
  • Responsible Supplier: this product was made in a facility that is Bluesign certified

Country of origin

Made in Nicaragua.

Shown for the White colorway; origin can vary by color and production run.

Recommended applications

Similar alternatives

  • · Same fabric: 100% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton
  • · Similar weight (4.2 vs 4.2 oz)
  • · Also Excellent for screen printing
  • · Similar fiber mix
  • · Similar weight (4.3 vs 4.2 oz)
  • · Also Excellent for screen printing
  • · Similar fiber mix
  • · Similar weight (4.5 vs 4.2 oz)
  • · Also Excellent for screen printing
  • · Similar fiber mix
  • · Similar weight (4.2 vs 4.2 oz)
  • · Also Excellent for screen printing

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Terms used on this page

Ringspun Cotton
Ringspun cotton is yarn spun by twisting cotton fibers into a smooth, tightly wound strand, giving fabric a softer hand and finer print surface than open-end cotton.
Singles (Yarn Count)
Singles is the yarn-count system where a higher number, like 30/1, means finer, thinner yarn, and a lower number, like 18/1, means thicker, coarser yarn.
Heather Fabric
Heather fabric is knit or woven from a blend of dyed and undyed fiber, creating a mottled two-tone look that usually signals polyester content.
Polyester
Polyester is a synthetic, petroleum-based fiber prized for durability, quick-dry performance, and colorfastness, but prone to dye migration under screen-print inks.
Preshrunk
Preshrunk means a garment was run through a shrink-control process at the mill, so most of the size change a first wash would cause happened before it shipped.
Retail Fit
Retail fit is a softer, slimmer, side-seamed T-shirt style built to drape and feel like a mall-brand shirt rather than a boxy promotional blank.
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