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Ribbed-cuff long sleeves on 200–280 gsm cotton, the transitional layer every drop needs, built to your fit, color, and decoration.

Fabric Combed cotton jersey
Weight 200–280gsm
Sleeves Set-in, ribbed cuffs
Color Pantone-matched lab dips
Sampling 7–10 days

Send your design and your Pantone reference. We will reply with a quote within 24 hours, including the color route that fits your quantity.

Pantone

TCX and TPX matched through lab dips

Jigged

Sleeve prints are marked per size, so they land the same

±1 cm

Spec tolerance checked at QC

7-10 days

To your first physical sample

The Long Sleeve Factory-Floor Brief

The two surfaces a short sleeve doesn’t give you, and both are branding

A long sleeve adds two things to the tee equation, and a brand that ignores either is leaving money on the table. The first is the cuff: the single most-seen detail on the garment, because the wearer pushes the sleeve up all day. The second is a full-sleeve-length printed canvas that runs from shoulder to wrist.

Both are opportunities. Both are also construction details that show quality or the lack of it every time someone looks down at their own arm. This brief covers how to use them: cuff branding, sleeve placements that stay aligned across a run, and getting the fabric color exactly right through lab dips rather than settling for a supplier’s stock chart.

Inside: the build sheet, Pantone color matching, QC and packaging, weight choices for layering, volume pricing, and buyer FAQs.

Built for brands

Who we make long-sleeve tees for

The long sleeve earns its place in a line for three reasons. Most brands have at least one.

Brands filling the in-between season

Too warm for a hoodie, too cold for a tee. The long sleeve keeps your line selling through spring and autumn and layers under everything else you make.

All t-shirt styles we make

Brands with a signature color

If your color is part of your identity, a stock shade that’s “close enough” isn’t. Pantone-matched fabric keeps your palette exact on every drop and every reorder.

Private label with Gibben

Tour, band, and event merch

Dates down one sleeve, a name down the other. The full-length sleeve print is classic merch, and it only works if it lands at the same height on every size.

How low-MOQ production works

Technical Specification

The build sheet, cuff to hem

The long sleeve adds cuffs and a sleeve-length canvas, both branding surfaces, both places where cheap construction gives itself away the moment a sleeve is pushed up.

Fabric
Combed cotton jersey
Sleeves
Set-in, ribbed cuffs
Body
Side-seamed, pre-shrunk
Weight
200–280gsm
Collar
Ribbed, taped
Sleeve print
Full-length placements

Side by side

Our long sleeve vs. a cheap long sleeve

Most of the difference is in the arm, the part your customer looks at all day.

Detail Typical cheap long sleeve Gibben long sleeve
Cuffs Thin or loosely attached, bag out after a few wears Dense, correctly tensioned rib that holds the sleeve in place
Sleeve prints Drift up or down the arm from size to size Jigged and marked per size, checked at inspection
Color The nearest shade on a stock chart Your Pantone reference, matched through lab dips
Measurements Varies across the run Held to a ±1cm spec tolerance
Color after washing Untested Wash-tested, with colourfastness graded
Body and collar Tubular body, collar that waves Side-seamed body, ribbed and taped collar

She looks at the sleeve all day

Your customer sees the front of the tee in the mirror once. She sees the sleeve every time she reaches for her phone, her coffee, or her keyboard. A cuff that bags out or a sleeve print that sits crooked is the flaw she notices most and the reason the long sleeve stays in the drawer. That’s why we treat the arm as the most important part of the garment.

Color Matching

Get the exact shade, not the closest stock

Off-the-shelf fabric colors get you close; custom dyeing gets you exact. We match your Pantone reference through lab dips, physical dyed swatches you approve before any fabric is committed so the drop matches your brand palette, not a supplier’s stock chart.

Pantone (TCX/TPX)
Matched
Custom dye
From 300 pcs/color
Lab dip
2–3 rounds

Stock color or custom dye?

Two routes to your color. The right one depends on how exact the shade needs to be and how many pieces you’re making.

Stock fabric color

What you get:
The closest shade from existing fabric colors.

Choose it when:
You’re testing a design, running under 300 pieces in a color, or the shade doesn’t need to be exact.

Timeline:
No lab-dip rounds, so you move straight to sampling.

Exact match

Custom dye to your Pantone

What you get:
Your exact TCX or TPX shade, approved on physical lab dips.

Choose it when:
The color is part of your brand, and you’re running 300 pieces or more per color.

Timeline:
2-3 lab-dip rounds before fabric is committed.

The Cuff

Branding the surface people actually see

The cuff is the most-seen branding real estate on a long sleeve, and most brands waste it. A contrast rib, a small cuff embroidery, or a printed hit turns a passive detail into a signature. All of it runs from the same block sampled to your call.

Choosing your cuff

Option The look Best for
Ribbed cuff Classic and neat. Holds the sleeve when it’s pushed up Core long sleeves and everyday wear
Contrast rib color A second color at the wrist that becomes a signature Brands building a recognizable detail
Cuff embroidery or small cuff print A small logo right where the eye lands Subtle branding on minimal designs
Open the hem sleeve Relaxed and loose at the wrist Casual and streetwear fits
Thumbhole The sleeve stays down over the hand Athleisure, training, and layering pieces

The cuff is in every photo with a hand in it

Holding a phone, a coffee, and a steering wheel. Every photo your customers post with a hand in the frame shows the cuff. A contrast rib or a small cuff logo turns those everyday shots into brand recognition, even when the chest print is out of frame.

From our floor in Sialkot

What we see on the line that a spec sheet won’t tell you

T-shirts production

Sleeve prints are where alignment quietly goes wrong. A placement that sits perfectly on the sample can drift by size if it isn’t jigged, and an M and an XL end up with the graphic at different heights up the arm.

We jig and mark placements per size so the print lands identically across the whole run, then check it at inspection against your approved sample.

Cuffs are the other tell. A rib-knitted or loosely attached bag bags out after a few wears; a dense, correctly tensioned cuff holds the sleeve where it should sit.

It’s a small part with an outsized effect on how finished the garment looks, so it gets its own check.

These are the details that don’t appear in a quote but decide whether the finished long sleeve looks like the sample you signed off on. We write them down because we set them up.

Sleeve placements

Using the full sleeve as a canvas

Shoulder to wrist is space that a short-sleeve tee doesn’t have. Here is how brands use it, with every placement jigged per size.

Placement How brands use it
Full-length sleeve print Wordmarks, tour dates, or a vertical graphic running from shoulder to wrist
Upper arm A logo or icon just below the shoulder, visible from the side
Forearm A small hit that shows when sleeves are pushed up
Cuff Embroidery, a small print, or a contrast rib at the wrist
Chest and back The main graphic, paired with a sleeve detail for a complete look
QC & Packaging

Checked, then ship-ready

QC
Yes
Wash test
Colourfastness graded
Branded
Box, tissue, sticker
Measurement
Spec tolerance ±1cm
Default pack
Folded + polybag
Per-unit
Barcoding / size tags
MOQ & Pricing Tiers

Where the volume math turns in your favour

Unit price steps down as quantity rises same fabric, same QC, better economics. Split runs and reorders keep your earned tier.

Quantity / style Indicative unit price
100–198 Base
200–598 −1%
600–998 −2%
1,000–1,998 −3%
2,000+ −4%

Planning your order

Plan your colors around your quantities

Custom dyeing starts at 300 pieces per color. That makes a smart color plan the easiest way to keep costs down and your palette exactly where it matters.

Test in stock

Launch a new design in stock fabric colors. No dye minimum, no lab-dip rounds.

Dye your signature

Put your one brand color on 300+ pieces in custom dye, so the shade that defines you is exact.

Reorder the recipe

Your approved recipe is recorded, and reorders keep your earned tier.

Lead Times & Compliance

Timeline, QC, and the standards behind them

Your timeline depends on your color route

A custom-dyed run adds lab-dip rounds up front. Everything after that is the same. This assumes one sampling round.

Stage Stock color Custom dye
Color approval Not needed 2-3 lab-dip rounds
Sample 7-10 days 7-10 days
Bulk production 18-30 days 18-30 days
Shipping by air/sea 5-12 / 25-40 days 5-12 / 25-40 days
Stock in hand About 5-8 weeks by air, 8-12 by sea The same, after lab dips are approved
Size & Fit

Regular fit (cm)

Size Chest Length Sleeve
S 51 70 62
M 54 72 63
L 57 74 64
XL 60 76 65

Customizable to your tech pack.

Proof

What this looks like on a real run

Long sleeve · Pantone-matched with cuff branding

Matching a brand color, a stock chart couldn’t hit

A brand’s core color sat between two stock fabric shades, close on both, exact on neither, and the color was part of their identity. Off-the-shelf would have meant compromising the palette on every drop.

We ran the TCX reference through two lab-dip rounds, landed the exact shade, and recorded the recipe so future runs match. A small contrast-rib cuff turned the sleeve into a recognizable brand detail.

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Lab-dip rounds

exact

Pantone match

500

Units, run one

FAQ: Long sleeve

Buyer questions, answered straight

Yes. Choose cuff embroidery, a small cuff print, or a contrasting rib color. Each one turns the most-seen detail on a long sleeve into branding, and all of it is sampled before bulk.

Yes. We match your Pantone TCX or TPX reference through 2-3 lab-dip rounds and physical dyed swatches that you approve before the fabric is committed. Custom dyeing starts from 300 pieces per color.

Ribbed cuffs are the classic choice and hold the sleeve in place when it’s pushed up. Open hems give a relaxed, looser look at the wrist. Thumbholes are available for athleisure and layering pieces. We can sample the options for you to compare.

We jig and mark every placement per size, so the print lands at the same point on an S and an XL. Then we check it at inspection against your approved sample.

Our range runs 200-280 gsm. The lighter end layers easily under a hoodie or jacket. The heavier end has more body and suits a long sleeve worn on its own in cooler weather.

We ship FOB from Pakistan or DDP to your door where available in your market, by sea or air. Payment terms are set out on your quote, alongside the full itemized price.

Custom dyeing starts from 300 pieces per color. Below that, choose from stock fabric colors, which also skips lab-dip rounds and gets you to sampling faster.

Yes. Full-length sleeve placements are standard on our long sleeves, from shoulder to wrist. Every placement is jigged per size so it lines up across the run.

Yes. Thumbholes keep the sleeve down over the hand, which suits athleisure, training, and layering pieces.

Every run is wash-tested and graded for colorfastness before it ships. Washing cold and inside-out helps the color last longest.

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What to send for a fast, accurate quote

Color and sleeve details change the price the most, so start there. Missing some of this? Send what you have and we’ll work it out with you.

  • Your design, including any sleeve artwork
  • Pantone references, or a stock color you like
  • Quantity per color, so we can suggest stock or custom dye
  • Weight between 200 and 280gsm
  • Cuff: ribbed, contrast rib, open hem or thumbhole
  • Cuff branding: embroidery or a small print
  • Packaging: standard polybag or branded box and tissue
  • Your launch date, and FOB or DDP