T-Shirt Printing (Heavy Cotton™)

Printed T Shirts | Heavy Cotton™

GILDAN Men's GD05 & GILDAN Female GD006

Our Heavy Cotton™ adult T-shirts are a versatile choice, perfect for a wide range of uses. Whether you're creating custom apparel for staff uniforms, promotional giveaways at trade shows and exhibitions, or personalised gifts for friends and family, these T-shirts offer comfort, quality and impact.

Made from 100% pre-shrunk cotton jersey knit*, they’re designed to fit well from the start and maintain their shape over time. Shirts are delivered as so: 1- 20 t-shirts will be delivered in multiple bags and 20-50 t-shirts will be delivered in a single box.

*Please note: Light Grey is 90% Cotton and 10% Polyester; Dark Grey is 50% Cotton and 50% Polyester.

Printed using state-of-the-art Direct to Garment (DTG) technology, we offer full-colour printing that allows for vibrant, high-resolution designs. This method is ideal for intricate artwork, gradients, layered colours and even photo-quality images. Whether you're designing something bold and bright or subtle and detailed, DTG printing ensures your graphics are sharp, long-lasting and eye-catching.

T-Shirt Product Details

• Brand: Heavyweight GILDAN GD005 for men and GD006 for women

• Weight: White 175gsm, Colours 185gsm

• 100% cotton pre-shrunk jersey knit.

• Seamless twin needle 7/8" collar.

• Taped neck and shoulders.

• Twin needle sleeve and bottom hems.

• Quarter-turned to eliminate centre crease.

T-shirt Packaging

We will package our t-shirts according to the amount you order

Washing Instructions:

• Machine wash 30 degrees

• Inside out, with like colours.

• Only non-chlorine bleach.

• Tumble dry medium.

• Do not iron if decorated.

• Do not dry clean.

Our service is suitable for both small runs and larger orders (up to 299 shirts per batch), with sizes ranging from Small to XXL. You can choose single or double-sided printing on the front, back or left chest — simply upload your artwork to our template and place it where you want it.

These ethically produced T-shirts are vegan-friendly, contain no harmful substances and meet strict standards for legal and humane production. UK shipping is included (exceptions may apply).

exceptions apply.

Technical Specifications for Full Colour High Quality T-shirts

T Shirt Printing Specifications

Printed using the Direct to Garment (DTG) method, this technique allows for intricate details and vibrant colours, making it ideal for graphics, photos, and designs with gradients or multiple shades. With cutting edge digital printing technology, DTG printing produces sharp, long-lasting prints that retain their vibrancy even after repeated washes. This process ensures your designs stand out with remarkable clarity and colour depth. 

Print Method: Direct to Garment (DTG)  

• Print Area: Front and Back (31 x 40cm), Back (31 x 40cm), Front (31 x 40cm), Front left (10 x 10cm) and Front left (10 x 10cm) and Back (31 x 40cm) 

• Colours: Full Colour (CMYK)  

• Resolution: 300dpi  

• Graphics: Raster Images & Vector  

• File Format: PDF 

Design Online 

We’ve made creating your artwork even easier with our Design Online tool. Simply upload your logo, text, or graphics and position them on the canvas to create a ready-to-print file—no fuss. 

Artwork Upload 

If you’d prefer to use your own design software to create your artwork, we’ve got some tips to help you design your print ready file. 

Top Tips:  

• Use high-resolution images (minimum 300dpi), embedded in the PDF.  

• Use a minimum font size of 8pt to ensure legibility when printed.  

• Outline all fonts, or ensure they are embedded in the PDF.  

• Avoid overlapping paths—combine elements into one continuous graphic.  

• Outline all strokes by converting them to shapes.  

• Ink may spread slightly during transfer—avoid designs with closely spaced elements that could blur or merge.  

• White ink can be printed, so please ensure that any areas not intended for print are set to transparent rather than white.  

Helpful Tools: 

• Download our artwork templates to help create your print artwork 

• For more guidance on how to successfully set up and submit your artwork, see our technical guide. 

• Can’t see what you want on our website? Contact us to raise a Bespoke Quote. 

UK shipping is free, exceptions apply. 

High Quality Printing with Sustainability in mind.

We are working hard to mitigate our environmental impact and are following an emissions reduction program to lower our direct and indirect emissions which will lead us to Net Zero by 2040.

We are working hard to introduce more environmentally credible products in our range and we encourage you to consider using more of those products.

Tradeprint supports Two Sides, the print and paper advocacy group that aims to dispel myths around greenwashing and promote paper as a truly sustainable product.

We are committed to reducing waste and in particular aiming to eliminate problematic plastics from our printing and fulfilment operation.

Read full Environmental policy here.