Blank Apparel for Screen Printers

340 GSM heavyweight blanks built for the press. No minimums. Starting at $14.99.

If you run a screen printing operation — whether it's a full production shop or a garage setup pushing your first hundred pieces — you already know the truth: the blank makes or breaks the print. You can dial in your screens, nail your color separations, and run the cleanest pull of your life. But if the blank underneath can't hold it? That's a wasted run.

At Blank Supply Co, we built our blanks for exactly this. Our 340 GSM heavyweight hoodies aren't fashion blanks that happen to take ink. They're print-ready garments designed from the fiber up to perform under plastisol, water-based, and discharge inks. This is the blank your shop has been looking for.

Why Heavyweight Blanks Print Better

Let's talk physics for a second. Screen printing is fundamentally about ink sitting on top of — and bonding with — a textile surface. The denser the knit, the more surface area available for that bond. That's the whole game.

Lightweight blanks (180–220 GSM) have their place, but they come with compromises that screen printers feel immediately. Thinner fabrics stretch more under platen pressure, causing registration issues on multi-color jobs. They absorb ink unevenly, leading to dye migration on polyester blends. And when you flash-cure between passes, lightweight blanks scorch faster because there's less thermal mass to absorb the heat.

Heavyweight blanks — specifically our 340 GSM construction — solve every one of these problems. The dense knit creates a stable print surface that stays flat under the screen. It absorbs and holds ink consistently across the entire garment. And it handles flash curing without scorching, giving you wider timing margins on every pass.

This isn't theoretical. It's what print shops tell us every week.

Ink Adhesion and Wash Durability: The Real Test

A fresh print always looks good. The real question is: how does it look after 30 washes? After 50?

Ink adhesion comes down to two factors: the surface texture of the fabric and the fiber composition. Our 340 GSM blanks use a tight-gauge cotton-forward knit that gives plastisol something to grip. The fibers don't pill or separate after repeated wash cycles, which means the ink layer stays bonded to the substrate instead of flaking off with the surface fibers.

We've tested our blanks through 50+ wash cycles with standard plastisol prints. The results: minimal cracking, no significant color fade, and zero delamination. Water-based and discharge prints perform equally well because the dense fiber structure absorbs water-based inks deep into the knit rather than letting them sit on the surface where they're vulnerable to abrasion.

For printers running DTG (direct-to-garment), the story is similar. The cotton-rich surface provides excellent pretreatment adhesion, and the heavyweight construction prevents bleed-through — a common headache on lighter blanks where DTG ink soaks straight through to the back.

The Blank Supply Co Spec Sheet

Here's exactly what you're working with:

Spec	Detail
Weight	340 GSM (10 oz)
Construction	Heavyweight fleece, brushed interior
Fit	Relaxed / streetwear cut
Hood	Double-layered, structured
Cuffs & Hem	Ribbed, reinforced stitching
Print Compatibility	Plastisol, water-based, discharge, DTG, DTF, vinyl
Available Colors	Core palette — check current stock
Size Range	S–XXL

Every blank ships ready to print. No pre-washing needed. No fabric softener residue to deal with. Just pull it out of the poly bag, load it on the platen, and go.

Pricing That Makes Sense for Print Shops

Let's be real — margin is everything in screen printing. If your blank cost is too high, you're either eating into your profit or pricing yourself out of jobs. We get it.

Our 340 GSM hoodies start at $14.99 for single units and drop to $25 at retail weight — which means even on small runs, your per-unit blank cost stays manageable. For a 340 GSM heavyweight hoodie at this quality level, that pricing is genuinely hard to beat. Most comparable blanks from the usual wholesale distributors run $18–$28 at similar quantities, and they're not always in stock when you need them.

No minimums means you can order exactly what you need. Running a 24-piece job? Order 24 blanks (plus a couple extras for test prints — you know the drill). No need to buy a case of 48 just to get the price break. No dead stock sitting on your shelf eating cash.

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Built for the Way Print Shops Actually Work

We designed our ordering process around how screen printers actually operate. That means:

• No minimums. Order 1 or 1,000. Same quality, same blank.
• NYC local pickup. If you're in the city, skip the shipping wait. Pick up in Manhattan or Queens and get your blanks same-day.
• Consistent stock. We keep core colors and sizes in inventory so you're not chasing backorders mid-production.
• Bulk pricing available. Running a larger operation? Contact us directly for volume pricing that makes sense for your margins.

Screen printing is deadline-driven. Your customer needs 200 printed hoodies for a pop-up next Saturday. You don't have time to wait two weeks for blanks to ship from a warehouse in Texas. If you're in NYC, you can have blanks in hand today.

What Printers Are Using Our Blanks For

Our 340 GSM blanks show up in every corner of the print world:

• Streetwear brands — Emerging labels printing their first collections on premium heavyweight blanks without the 500-piece minimums that cut-and-sew factories demand.
• Merch runs — Musicians, podcasters, and creators who want their merch to feel premium, not like a free conference giveaway.
• Corporate and event — Companies that want elevated branded apparel, not the tissue-paper Gildan their employees throw away.
• Print-on-demand operators — DTG and DTF shops that need a consistent, print-ready blank they can stock and turn around fast.
• Art prints — Artists and illustrators running limited-edition wearable art on a blank that does the artwork justice.

Compare Us to What You're Using Now

If you're currently printing on Independent Trading Co., LA Apparel, or similar heavyweight blanks, you know the quality tier we're in. The difference is our pricing and accessibility. We're not asking you to open a wholesale account, meet a minimum, or wait for net-30 terms. Just order what you need at a price that protects your margins.

If you're printing on lighter-weight blanks — Bella+Canvas 3001, Next Level, Gildan — and you've been thinking about offering a premium tier to your clients, our 340 GSM hoodie is the easiest upgrade you can make. The print quality difference is immediately visible, and your clients will feel it the second they pick up the garment.

Coming Soon: 220 GSM Blank Tees and Shorts

We're expanding. Our 220 GSM blank tees and shorts are dropping soon — same philosophy, same quality standards, built for print. If you want to be first to know, follow us on Instagram at @blanksupply.coo.

The Bottom Line

Your prints are only as good as the blank underneath. At 340 GSM, our hoodies give you the weight, the surface, and the durability to produce work you're proud to put your shop's name behind. And at $14.99 with no minimums, the barrier to trying us is basically zero.

Order a sample. Print on it. Wash it. Compare it to whatever you're using now. We're confident in what happens next.

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