The Gildan 18500 Heavy Blend is the workhorse hoodie of American custom apparel for a reason. A 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend at 8.0 oz/yd², it pills less than 100% cotton, holds its shape through washes, and stays warm in Georgia’s January cold snaps. We embroider thousands of these out of our Kennesaw, GA shop for sports teams, schools, churches, and budget-conscious branded gear runs.

This is the hoodie to reach for when the per-piece price has to work for a 50- or 100-shirt order. Team hoodies, school spirit wear, church youth groups, family reunions, employee gifts at scale, and budget brand merch all live here. The midweight blend handles embroidery cleanly with cut-away stabilizer; we plan around the double-needle hood seam when designs run high on the chest.

Panda Prints is a Kennesaw, GA custom embroidery shop serving Cobb, Cherokee, and Gwinnett counties plus all of metro Atlanta. We decorate every hoodie in-house, no outsourcing. Same shop, same operator, from quote to pickup.

The 18500 ships in 50+ colors across lights and darks, sizes S-5XL. Up to 8,000 stitches per garment are included in your per-piece price. Handles a left-chest logo, sleeve hit, or hood embroidery. Bigger designs like full-back monograms quote at the standard stitch-overage rate. Standard turnaround is 3-5 business days from approval. Rush options (1-day, Friday same-day digitizing) start once blanks and your digitized file are both in hand. New artwork carries a one-time digitizing fee, waived on reorders.

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