Gildan 18500B Heavy Blend Youth Hooded Sweatshirt, Carolina Blue front
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Gildan 18500B Heavy Blend Youth Hooded Sweatshirt

pullover hoodie (youth)

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Gildan 18500B is the youth version of the 18500 Heavy Blend pullover hoodie, in an 8.0 oz/yd2 50/50 cotton/polyester fleece.[1][3][4]

Finished sizes run XS-XL; e.g. medium is 22.5" long by 18" wide (finished, may vary up to 2").[8][14]

50/50 cotton/polyester heavy-blend fleece with air-jet spun yarn the maker says reduces pilling.[1][3][4]

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Fabric makes the difference.

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Composition
50% cotton / 50% polyester
Fabric weight
271.25 g/m²
Construction
2-end midweight fleece
Handfeel · source description
soft, minimal-pilling fleece (maker description)

Stated base composition for the product's colors. Gildan flags certain 'Heather Sport' colorways as 60/40 poly/cotton on this family, but none of the youth 18500B colors carry that 'Heather Sport' label, and no youth per-color breakdown differing from 50/50 was found.

BlackCarolina BlueDark HeatherLight PinkNavyRoyalSport GreyWhiteCardinal RedCharcoalForest GreenGoldGraphite HeatherHeliconiaIrish GreenMaroonOrangePurpleRed

Researched color families, not live supplier stock. Colors can use different blends.

Shape & proportion

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Regular fit

Manufacturer range: XS · S · M · L · XL

Body measurements · inches
MeasurementXSSMLXL
Length19.7521.2522.52425.5
Chest29–3333–3737–3939–4141–43
Sleeve Length23.526.527.7530.2533

Each source is kept separate. Body measurements and finished garment measurements are not interchangeable.

Details that matter

How it is made.

hood
Double-lined hood — Double-needle stitched hood; no drawcords (youth safety)
pocket
Front pouch (kangaroo) pocket · double-needle stitched
cuffs
1x1 athletic rib-knit cuffs with spandex — Rib with spandex for stretch and recovery · double-needle stitched
waistband
1x1 athletic rib-knit waistband with spandex · double-needle stitched
seams
Double-needle stitching at shoulders, armholes, neck, waistband and cuffs · double-needle
neck
Neck reinforced with twill taping
label
Sewn-in label

Living with the garment

Care & longevity.

Give customers clear care guidance for the garment they receive.

  • Washing

    Machine wash: warm (max 40C or 105F)

  • Bleaching

    Bleach as needed

  • Drying

    Tumble dry: medium heat

  • Drycleaning

    Do not dry clean

  • Ironing

    Do not iron

Catalog care guidance. Decoration can require additional precautions; check the finished product label.

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Print areas

Front print dimensions
SizeDimensions
XS, S, M, L, XL— × —
XS, S, M, L, XL— × —

Pricing by size

Printful · Standard pricing · Recorded Sep 16, 2026

Size / price scopePrice per item
Uniform $19.72 across all 8 colors and XS-XL. Printful catalog base fulfillment price; excludes Printful membership discounts, shipping and tax.$19.72 USD

Front DTG print included in the base price. Extra: back DTG +$5.95; center or left chest embroidery +$2.95 each; outside label +$2.49; front/back DTF +$5.95 each.

Shipping and tax are extra.

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Evidence checked Sep 16, 2026

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Selection guidance from the cited research, not a comparative ranking. Customer observations are not durability tests. Printing, fulfillment, prices and shipping must be evaluated separately.

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Research notes & open questions

Low, flat youth pricing and child-safe build, against a 50/50 blend that prints less vividly than cotton and mixed durability signals.[1][3][4][23]

Printify catalog API returns no prices for bp314, so Printify standard pricing and provider cost comparison are unavailable.

Youth per-color composition for Dark Heather and Graphite Heather is unconfirmed; heather colors may run 60/40 poly/cotton, affecting DTG behavior.

No care instructions were opened from an authoritative source; care guidance is missing for the printgen 'care' section and seller handoff.

Printful print-file pixel dimensions/DPI are not in the catalog payload, so exact Printful placement geometry is missing.

OEKO-TEX claim lacks a certificate number and style-level scope, so it cannot be verified for this style/color.

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