Jersey knit is the soft, stretchy single-knit fabric most t-shirts are made from — smooth and flat on the front, lightly looped on the back. It's a knit structure, not a fiber, so jersey can be cotton, polyester, rayon, or a blend, and its flat face is the easiest surface to print.
Jersey is a single (weft) knit made on one set of needles — smooth V-stitches on the front, looped purl stitches on the back, so it has a distinct right and wrong side.
It's a structure, not a fiber: jersey can be 100% cotton, polyester, rayon, or a blend. The knit stays the same; the fiber changes the feel.
It's the standard t-shirt fabric — light, soft, and drapey, with moderate stretch and the most drape of the common knits.
It curls at the cut edges. That's loop-tension imbalance, not a defect — which is why tee hems, necks, and cuffs are finished with a band.
The smooth flat face is the easiest canvas — screen print, DTG, DTF, and HTV all sit clean on jersey, where a textured knit would break up fine detail.
Bayou's jersey tees run cotton, blend, triblend, and performance poly — by the pack at a flat 99¢/unit, the same price in every size.
— The Press Room, Bayou Blanks"If you've ever worn a t-shirt, you've worn jersey. It's the smooth, soft single knit that drapes, stretches a little, and gives a print the flattest, cleanest face on the shirt."
Jersey is the smooth, single-knit default. Here's how it stacks up against the two other knits you'll meet on a blank — the textured piqué of a polo and the stable double-knit interlock — and why jersey is the one most printers reach for.
| Attribute | Single Jersey | Piqué | Interlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knit type 5.3–6.0 oz | Single knit, one needle bed | Textured double knit | Smooth double knit, two beds |
| Surface 5.3–6.0 oz | Smooth face, looped back | Raised waffle / honeycomb | Smooth, even on both sides |
| Feel 5.3–6.0 oz | Light, soft, drapey | Structured, breathable | Heavier, stable, no curl |
| Best for 5.3–6.0 oz | T-shirts | Polos | Premium tees, activewear |
| Decoration 5.3–6.0 oz | Takes fine print flat | Grips embroidery; softens fine print | Crisp DTG / high-detail screen |
| At Bayou By the pack | Jersey tees from 99¢/unit | Textured polos from 99¢/unit | Not stocked |
Real in-stock jersey tees — the smooth single knit in cotton, blend, triblend, and performance poly. Prices shown per unit, no account.
Nebula Dark Gray smooth cotton jersey — our deepest-stock tee and the textbook single jersey: a flat, soft face that takes screen, DTF, or HTV clean.
S–3XL
Yellow Strike cotton jersey crew — the classic smooth-knit tee, light and drapey with a flat, uninterrupted print area front and back.
S–2XL
Heather Triblend jersey — the same single-knit structure, but cotton/poly/rayon for the softest drape and a vintage heathered look.
S–3XL
Polyester Performance jersey — proof jersey isn't only cotton: a poly single knit that wicks and sublimates, ideal for DTF or team work.
S, M, L, 2XL, 3XL
Every jersey tee is sold by the pack at a flat 99¢/unit, the same price in every size and pack. Stock is liquidation overstock, so colors and size runs rotate — check each product for live availability.
Jersey knit is a single, weft-knit fabric made on one set of needles. It has a smooth face of V-shaped stitches on the front and a looped, slightly rougher purl surface on the back, which gives it a distinct right and wrong side. It's soft, lightweight, drapey, and lightly stretchy — the fabric most t-shirts are made from.
No. Jersey describes the knit structure, not the fiber. You'll find jersey in 100% cotton, polyester, rayon, wool, and cotton/poly blends. The looped single-knit construction stays the same; the fiber changes how it feels and performs — cotton jersey is soft and breathable, poly jersey wicks moisture, and a triblend jersey drapes the softest.
Because it's a single knit. The loops on the front and back pull with slightly different tension, so a raw cut edge rolls — toward the front at the top and bottom, toward the back at the sides. It isn't a defect; it's a built-in trait of single jersey, which is why t-shirt hems, necks, and sleeves are finished with a band or a folded hem.
Yes — it's the easiest blank to decorate. The smooth, flat front gives ink a clean, even surface, so screen printing, DTG, DTF transfers, and heat-transfer vinyl all sit crisp on jersey. That flat face is exactly why it beats a textured knit like piqué for fine detail, and why nearly every printable blank tee is a jersey knit.
Jersey is a single knit — smooth on one side, looped on the other, light and drapey, and it curls at the edges. Interlock is a double knit made on two needle beds, so it's smooth and stable on both sides, a bit heavier, and it doesn't curl. Interlock feels more premium and prints high detail beautifully, but jersey is lighter, softer, and far more common on everyday tees.
Bayou carries undecorated jersey-knit tees in smooth cotton, cotton/poly blend, soft triblend, and performance polyester, across a full size range with deep extended sizes. They're sold by the pack at a flat 99¢/unit — the same price in every size, with no account required — and inspected and shipped from our Hattiesburg, Mississippi warehouse.
The real cost per shirt — a flat 99¢/unit on jersey tees, shown up front, no account, the same price in every size and pack.
Smooth jersey tees in cotton, blend, triblend, and performance poly — the print-ready single knit in real overstock depth, through extended sizes.
Packed and shipped from our Mississippi warehouse — central, fast, and real people on the floor.
No account, no resale certificate, no business required — buy a single pack at the same per-unit price.
Smooth jersey-knit tees in cotton, blend, triblend, and performance poly — light and print-ready, through extended sizes — sold by the pack at a flat 99¢/unit, no account, inspected and shipped from Hattiesburg.
