100% Cotton & High-Cotton Blank Hoodies, Tees & Fleece
This collection brings together Three Layer’s pure cotton blanks and our high-cotton blends (80/20 cotton-poly), every garment where cotton is the dominant fiber and the primary surface your ink, thread, or transfer touches. If cotton performance matters to your brand or your decoration method, every SKU in this category delivers it.
We include 80/20 blends alongside our 100% cotton styles for a practical reason: in an 80/20 fleece, the cotton fiber forms the outer face of the fabric. That is the surface your screen print sits on, the surface your customer touches, and the surface that determines hand feel, ink absorption, and dye behavior. The 20% polyester lives in the interior yarn, where it contributes structural memory and shrink resistance without compromising the cotton-forward characteristics decorators depend on.
Why Cotton Content Matters for Decoration
Cotton is not just a fiber preference. It is a functional choice that affects every stage of the decoration process and the life of the finished garment:
Ink absorption: Cotton fibers are naturally porous and accept plastisol, water-based, and discharge inks into the yarn structure. Prints bond mechanically with the fiber rather than sitting on a synthetic surface, which means better wash durability and a softer hand feel after curing.
Zero dye migration: 100% cotton blanks eliminate the risk of sublimation dye migration entirely, the phenomenon where polyester fibers release dye under heat, bleeding through your ink film and shifting your print colors. This is critical for white and light-colored ink on dark garments.
Reduced dye migration on 80/20 blends: Even our 80/20 styles minimize migration risk because the cotton face yarn acts as a barrier between the poly interior and your ink layer. For most standard cure temperatures and dwell times, an 80/20 blank with a cotton face performs very close to pure cotton.
DTG and discharge compatibility: Direct-to-garment printing and discharge printing both require cotton to function. DTG inks bond with cellulose fibers. Discharge chemistry removes cotton-reactive dyes. Neither works on polyester. The higher your cotton percentage, the better both techniques perform.
Embroidery hand feel: Cotton fabric compresses cleanly under embroidery stitches without the synthetic sheen or slipperiness that high-poly blends can exhibit. Stitch definition is sharper and hoop marks release more readily.
For a comprehensive comparison of cotton vs. polyester performance across decoration methods, fabric care, and brand positioning, read our guide: Cotton vs. Polyester Hoodies: What Every Brand Should Know
100% Cotton Blanks
Pure cotton, no poly content. Maximum ink compatibility, zero dye migration risk, and the classic cotton hand feel that end consumers prefer in tees.
Premium Cotton Tee 1003
4.5 oz (153 GSM), 100% combed cotton, 30 singles yarn. The definitive blank for print shops that need guaranteed dye-migration-free results on every colorway. Combed yarn removes short fibers, producing a smoother printing surface with less fibrillation and cleaner halftone reproduction. An excellent choice for DTG, water-based, plastisol, and discharge printing.
100% Heavy Cotton Tee 1005
6.0 oz (203 GSM), 100% ringspun cotton. Heavier fabric weight with the same zero-migration advantage as the 1003. The ringspun construction adds a tighter, more uniform surface that holds large-format prints and oversized graphics without fabric distortion. When your client wants a premium-weight cotton tee with no compromises on print quality.
High-Cotton Blend Blanks (80/20)
These 80/20 cotton-poly styles combine the cotton face that decorators need with just enough polyester in the interior yarn to improve fabric memory, reduce shrinkage, and extend garment life through heavy wash cycles. The outer surface, the one you print on, is cotton-dominant.
Pullover Hoodie 5108
7.8 oz (264 GSM), 80/20 cotton-poly fleece. A versatile pullover at the lighter end of the midweight fleece range, with a cotton face that takes screen printing ink beautifully. The small poly component in the fleece backing adds just enough resilience to hold shape without sacrificing the cotton printing surface your shop needs.
Full Zip Hoodie 5109
7.8 oz (264 GSM), 80/20 cotton-poly with a 100% ringspun cotton face yarn. The zip-front hoodie option for brands that need cotton-forward decoration performance in a full-zip silhouette. The ringspun cotton face yarn ensures a smooth, consistent printing surface across the back panel, chest, and sleeves.
Heavyweight Urban Hoodie 15001
12 oz (407 GSM), 80/20 cotton-poly brushed fleece, the heavyweight in this collection. Our heaviest blank with the same cotton-face advantage. At 12 ounces, the dense knit structure and cotton-dominant outer yarn deliver exceptional ink opacity on dark colorways. This is the blank for brands building premium streetwear collections where fabric weight and cotton hand feel are both non-negotiable.
Wholesale Cotton Blanks: Order Through NuOrder
Three Layer is a wholesale-only supplier. Browse the full 100% cotton and high-cotton collection, check live inventory by color and size, and place orders through our NuOrder wholesale portal. Stock colors ship with no minimums. Custom color programs are available at 600-piece minimums. Contact our sales team to build your program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a minimum order for 100% cotton wholesale blanks?
No. Standard stock colors have no minimum order, so a single piece is fine and you can mix sizes and colors freely. Custom colors on an existing style start at 600 pieces per color. A brand new custom cut and sew style starts at 2,400 units.
How fast do in-stock cotton blanks ship?
In-stock paid orders placed by 12pm PT ship the same day. Custom orders take 120 days total, 60 days for production and 60 days for shipping.
What is the difference between the 100% cotton and 80/20 high-cotton blanks in this collection?
The 1003 and 1005 tees are 100% cotton with zero dye migration risk. The 5108, 5109, and 15001 hoodies are 80/20 cotton-poly, where the cotton fiber forms the printable outer face and the polyester lives in the interior yarn for shrink resistance. Both groups give a cotton-dominant printing surface for screen print, DTG, and discharge ink.
How does Three Layer’s cotton content compare to Bella+Canvas or Independent Trading Co blanks?
Three Layer’s 80/20 hoodies, the 5108, 5109, and 15001, put a 100 percent ringspun cotton face yarn on the surface you print, with the 80/20 blend underneath. Bella+Canvas 3719 is a 52/48 cotton-poly blend at 8.0 oz, and Independent Trading Co IND4000 is 70/30 at 10 oz and 330 gsm on solid colors, both manufacturer-stated specs. More cotton on the face means better ink absorption and lower dye migration risk on dark or heather colors.
Which weight should I choose for screen printing versus DTG or embroidery?
For screen printing, plastisol, and discharge ink, every weight in this collection works well because cotton fiber accepts ink into the yarn. For DTG specifically, the 100% cotton 1003 and 1005 tees are the safest choice since polyester blocks DTG ink entirely. For embroidery, the heavier 15001 Urban Hoodie at 12 oz gives the cleanest stitch definition.
Are the hoodies in this collection midweight or heavyweight?
The 5108 and 5109 hoodies are 7.8 oz (264 GSM) and sit in the midweight band under our weight scale, which runs light under 7 oz, midweight 7 to 10 oz, and heavyweight 10 oz and up. The 15001 Urban Hoodie at 12 oz is the true heavyweight in this collection. Our 8.8 oz 70/30 styles like the P280 and CR280 are also midweight and live in a separate category.
