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Custom Printed Comfort Colors 9018 Youth Garment-Dyed Heavyweight T-Shirt
The 9018 is the youth version of the Comfort Colors 1717: the same garment-dyed, lived-in heavyweight cotton in kids sizes. It lets schools, camps and families put the whole group in the vintage-wash look.
The Comfort Colors 9018 blank runs $10.36 per piece through our live S&S Activewear catalog at our standard markup, before decoration. Screen printing starts at 36 pieces (about $7.73 per piece for a 1-color print at 36 pieces), DTG has no minimum, and every order includes a free digital proof.
Comfort Colors 9018, from the live S&S Activewear catalog
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Comfort Colors
9018 · Comfort Colors 9018 Youth Garment-Dyed Heavyweight T-Shirt
Blank from $10.36 per piece
Printed, per piece · 1-color front
DTG has no minimum: from $25.36/pc at 12 pcsQuote DTGLive figures: the blank at the current wholesale catalog price with our standard markup, plus decoration from the pricing engine, one location, before tax. Size upcharges apply on extended sizes; your exact quantity, colors and sizes price in the calculator.
The Blank
Comfort Colors 9018 Specs at a Glance
| Fabric | 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed with salt-free pigment dyes, 100% cotton threads |
|---|---|
| Weight | 6.1 oz/yd², 20 singles |
| Fit | Youth classic fit, topstitched classic width rib collar, shoulder-to-shoulder twill tape; CPSIA tracking label compliant |
| Sizes | XS through XL (live from the S&S catalog) |
| Colors | 30 colorways in stock through S&S Activewear |
| Best methods | Screen printing (water-based and discharge especially) |
| Blank price | From $10.36 per piece (live wholesale catalog price at our standard markup, before decoration; size upcharges apply on extended sizes) |
Parents and schools that already order adult 1717s want the kids to match. The 9018 is the same 6.1 oz ring-spun garment-dyed fabric in youth sizes, so one design runs across the family or the whole school community.
Garment-dyeing gives the soft, broken-in feel and almost no shrinkage at home, per the manufacturer, which matters for kids' shirts that go through the wash constantly.
Decoration
Which Decoration Method Works Best on the Comfort Colors 9018?
Screen printing
Prints beautifully, and like the 1717 the garment-dyed cotton is a great canvas for soft water-based and discharge prints on the muted colors.
Paired with adult 1717s
Youth and adult sizes of the same design print together, and the total pieces on the order set the volume tier, so mixing 9018 and 1717 does not cost you a price break.
Watch out for
Garment-dyed colors vary slightly from lot to lot, between youth and adult styles too. We pull from one lot where stock allows and flag it on the proof when we cannot.
Related technique: Water-based and discharge printing on garment-dyed tees
Pricing
How Much Does It Cost to Print the Comfort Colors 9018?
Two parts: the blank (from $10.36 per piece, live catalog price) plus decoration from the tiers below. A 48-piece run with a 1-color front print works out around $17.92 per piece before tax, with the screen already inside that figure rather than billed on top.
| Quantity | Per piece (1 color to 3 colors) |
|---|---|
| 36-49 pieces | $7.73 - $10.00/pc |
| 50-99 pieces | $5.43 - $7.04/pc |
| 100-199 pieces | $3.77 - $4.71/pc |
| 200-449 pieces | $2.77 - $3.35/pc |
| 450-999 pieces | $2.17 - $2.55/pc |
| 1000+ pieces | $1.43 - $1.66/pc |
| Under 36 pieces | $12.00 - $25.00/pc DTG (no minimum, no setup fee) |
Minimum 36 pieces. Prices are per piece, decoration only. Blank garment is additional and priced from live wholesale catalogs.
Screen setup is built into the per-piece price: one screen per ink color, plus one more for the white underbase on dark garments, spread across your run, so there is no separate setup line. More colors mean more screens, which is why color count moves the per-piece price and why the same design prices lower on a bigger run. Runs of 24 pieces or fewer also carry film and press setup, included the same way. We keep your artwork on file, so reorders are quick, and a repeat of the same design carries no setup, so it prices lower per piece.
Range shown is a 1-color to 3-color print, one location, with the screens already included. Each additional location is priced separately.
Decoration rates shown are for screen printing this blank; DTG and other methods are priced live in the calculator.
Prices exclude CA sales tax (10.5%), which applies to the blank garment only.
Every line item, including screens and multi-location prints, is explained in our screen printing cost guide.
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Comfort Colors 9018 FAQ
Is the Comfort Colors 9018 the youth version of the 1717?+
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