Shown: Sport Grey. Pick any color below to see it here.
Gildan · Style 18000
Gildan 18000 contract screen printing
The straightforward crewneck. No hood, no pocket, just a flat 8 oz fleece canvas that prints clean at speed and works as well for merch drops as for company gear.
- 8.0 oz, 50/50 cotton/poly Heavy Blend fleece (heathers are 60/40)
- 1x1 rib collar, cuffs and waistband with spandex, holds its shape
- 38 colors
- Blind shipped under your label, blanks yours or ours
Real numbers back the same business day, not a range.
Pick your 18000 colors
Every color we run on this blank. Click one to see it on the garment. Your picks drop straight into the quote form below.
Shown: Sport Grey
Current stock position and the full color card on request. Mixing colors inside one run does not change the setup, so it does not change your price.
Get contract pricing on your 18000 run
Quantity, decoration and the date it has to land. Real numbers back the same business day, not a range.
Gildan 18000 specs
| Style number | Gildan 18000 Heavy Blend™ |
|---|---|
| Fabric | 50/50 cotton/polyester fleece (heathers 60/40 poly/cotton) |
| Weight | 8.0 oz/yd² |
| Details | 1x1 rib collar, cuffs and waistband with spandex; double-needle stitching; tear-away label |
| Colors | 38 |
| Sizes | Full adult size run with extended sizes; tell us your sizes and we confirm live stock |
| Blanks | Ship yours in, or we source through our distributor accounts |
How the 18000 prints
The part most contract shops leave out of the quote.
The cleanest fleece canvas
No hood, no pocket, no drawcord, nothing interrupting the print area. Big front graphics and full backs land exactly where the art calls for them.
Printed like the blend it is
50/50 fabric gets a low-bleed underbase on darks and brights so the garment dye stays out of your ink. Standard practice here; worth asking about anywhere else.
The merch favorite
Garment-dye-look colorways and heathers on a crew silhouette read as retail, not uniform. If you are selling this rather than issuing it, the crewneck earns its keep.
18000 questions from resellers
What is the minimum order on 18000 crewnecks?
24 pieces, with no setup fees. Mix colors and sizes inside that 24, and mix in the matching 18500 hoodie under the same print setup.
Crewneck or hoodie, which should I pick?
Same fabric, different job. The hoodie is the crew-gear workhorse; the crewneck is the cleaner, more retail look and prints with zero placement restrictions. Merch lines increasingly go crew.
Does it shrink?
The 50/50 blend keeps shrinkage low. Wash cold, dry low, and the rib trim with spandex keeps collar and cuffs from bagging out.
Can you print front and back?
Yes, front, back, and sleeves. Each location is its own setup, and we will price the combinations when you send the form.
Is it soft enough to sell as merch?
It is a classic fleece, brushed inside, and customers sell plenty of it. For a premium heavyweight merch crew, ask us about upgraded fleece options and we will quote both.
Do I ship blanks in, or do you source them?
Either one. We are a SanMar PSST decorator, so you can order on your own account and have blanks ship freight-free with no minimum to our dock. If you would rather not carry the blanks, we source and bill them through.
Will the order ship blind under my label?
Yes. Your packing slip, your label, nothing of ours in the box. We can drop ship to your client or straight to their end customer.
Ready to price the run?
24-piece minimum. No setup fees on screen print. Same-day quotes on weekdays from a floor that runs this blank every week.
Working a different spec? See every blank we run, contract embroidery or wholesale DTF.