Product Overview
The SOL'S Imperial Long Sleeve T-Shirt is a substantial and reliable garment designed to provide a professional foundation for any corporate or trade uniform. Crafted with a focus on longevity and comfort, this heavy-weight cotton shirt offers a more robust alternative to standard short-sleeved options, making it ideal for transitional weather or environments where a consistent, covered appearance is required.
Built using high-quality ringspun cotton, the garment balances a soft hand-feel with the structural integrity needed to withstand the rigours of a daily work schedule. Its classic fit ensures it remains a versatile choice for a broad range of body types, providing both comfort and a clean silhouette for your team.
Key Features
- The elastane ribbed collar is engineered to retain its shape after repeated wear and laundering, preventing the unsightly stretching that can occur with lower-quality alternatives.
- An integrated taped neck reinforces the seam for enhanced comfort against the skin and improved garment stability throughout the working day.
- The tubular body construction removes side seams, which not only improves comfort by reducing friction but also provides an uninterrupted surface for large-scale customisation.
- Twin needle stitching on the hem and sleeves provides a reinforced finish that ensures the garment remains intact even when subjected to physical strain.
- A tear-out label allows for easy rebranding or increased comfort for those with sensitive skin, ensuring nothing distracts from the task at hand.
Design & Performance
The choice of 100% ringspun semi-combed cotton is a deliberate technical decision. Ringspun yarns are smoother and stronger than open-end alternatives, resulting in a fabric that feels premium while offering superior resistance to pilling and general wear. As a heavy-weight fabric, it provides enough substance to hang well on the frame without feeling overly restrictive.
This T-shirt is also backed by an impressive array of certifications, including OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and PETA-Approved Vegan status. These credentials reflect a commitment to ethical manufacturing and chemical safety, ensuring the garment is as kind to the wearer as it is to the environment, while meeting modern corporate social responsibility standards.
Customisation: Print & Embroidery
The SOL'S Imperial Long Sleeve T-Shirt is an excellent canvas for both print and embroidery, and choosing the right method depends on your specific branding requirements. For a sophisticated, long-lasting finish—ideal for company logos on the chest or names on the sleeve—embroidery provides a textured, professional appearance that stands up exceptionally well to frequent washing.
For larger, more vibrant graphics or promotional messaging, our screen printing and heat transfer options offer a sharp, bold finish that makes a significant impact. All customisation is handled in-house at our Telford facility, where our expert team, established in 1976, applies decades of experience to ensure your brand is represented with absolute precision.
Use Cases
This garment is perfectly suited for customer-facing roles in retail, delivery services, or the hospitality sector where a smart-casual appearance is necessary. It also serves as an excellent base layer for tradespeople working in cooler conditions or as a standalone piece for staff during corporate events, street parties, and promotional campaigns.
Why MyWorkwear
Choosing MyWorkwear means partnering with a company that has been a pillar of the UK workwear industry since 1976. Based in Telford, we combine traditional craftsmanship with modern technology to deliver garments that meet the highest standards. We understand that your workwear is an extension of your brand, which is why we treat every stitch and print with the technical care it deserves.
Practical Advice
Given its heavy-weight nature, this T-shirt works excellently as a standalone piece in autumn or spring. For colder months, we recommend layering it under a softshell jacket or bodywarmer to maintain core temperature without sacrificing your professional appearance. When ordering for a team, the classic fit offers a standard silhouette that accommodates most staff members comfortably.
Caring for your product
To maintain the professional appearance and technical performance of this garment, careful attention to laundering is essential. Proper care ensures the cotton fibres remain strong and the custom branding remains vibrant over time.
We recommend avoiding the use of harsh bleaching agents. Bleach can break down the natural cotton fibres and cause significant fading to both the garment colour and your embroidered or printed logo, shortening the lifespan of your uniform.
When drying, air drying is preferable to high-heat tumble drying. Excessive heat can cause natural cotton to shrink and may compromise the adhesive bonds used in some printing processes, leading to premature cracking or peeling of the design.
If ironing is required, avoid direct contact with any printed areas. High temperatures from an iron can melt print films or distort embroidery threads; ironing on the reverse of the garment is the most effective way to remove creases while protecting your customisation.
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