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The Essential Cotton Tee

A heavyweight cotton-jersey T-shirt, followed from the knitting machine to the folded carton.

Deep indigo

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The finished deep indigo heavyweight cotton T-shirt in a minimal studio.

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The Essential Cotton Tee: Fabric to panels

Making-of · 01

Fabric to panels

The Essential Cotton Tee: Panels to garment

Making-of · 02

Panels to garment

The Essential Cotton Tee: The finished tee

Making-of · 03

The finished tee

Macro view of indigo cotton jersey knit loops.

01Fabric

Dense, smooth jersey

Combed cotton is knitted into a compact single jersey, then dyed deep indigo and compacted to control shrinkage.

A T-shirt paper pattern with grading lines on a cutting table.

02Design & pattern

A pattern built for the fit

The block is graded across sizes and the marker is planned on the fabric width before a single panel is cut.

Cut indigo T-shirt panels stacked on a cutting table.

03Cutting

Front, back, sleeves, rib

Layers of jersey are spread flat and cut to the pattern, keeping the grain straight so the tee hangs true.

Close-up of a rib neckline being coverstitched.

04Construction

The neckline is the tell

Rib is attached under even tension and coverstitched, so the collar lies flat and keeps its shape wash after wash.

An inspector measuring the T-shirt chest width.

05Finishing & QC

Measured, not guessed

Chest, length and sleeve are checked against the size spec, and seams and neck rib are inspected by hand.

The finished indigo T-shirt folded on a table.

06Finished

Ready for your label

Folded, tagged and packed to your instructions, ready for your brand.

Construction

Specification

Illustrative values for this sample design. Every specification is agreed with you per style.

Fabric
100% combed cotton single jersey
Weight
Approx. 200–240 GSM (heavyweight)
Neckline
1×1 rib, coverstitched
Shoulders
Taped shoulder seams
Hems
Twin-needle sleeve and body hems
Finish
Garment washed for a softer hand

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