Weights
Heavyweight t-shirts (5.5 oz and up)
Heavyweight tees — 5.5 oz/yd² and up — are having their streetwear moment, and they have always been the jobsite standard. The extra fabric carries dense ink without shine-through and holds its shape wash after wash.
Every tee below states its weight at 5.5 oz or heavier; the top of the list reaches 9 oz.
How to choose
- For boxy, drop-shoulder merch, weight is the silhouette — 6.5 oz+ is where the look starts.
- Screen printing loves these surfaces; they take thick deposits without ripple.
What goes wrong
- Selling heavyweight for summer event crews — thickness is warmth.
From the glossary: Fabric weight · Singles (Yarn Count) · Drop Shoulder
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