QuickWear QW2600: Custom Sublimated Hoodies With a 4 Week Production Timeline
When a customer needs custom branded apparel on a tighter schedule, distributors and corporate buyers often have fewer options. Fully custom apparel can require longer production timelines, while stock garments may not provide the level of branding a program needs.
QuickWear from HTT Apparel, also known as HeadToToe Apparel, is designed to fill that gap.
QuickWear is HTT's fastest option for custom apparel, offering eight selected styles with 100% sublimation, 50 piece minimums, and production completed in 28 days from approval of the digital preproduction sample.
The QW2600 Fleece Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt brings that program to one of the most versatile categories in branded apparel: the custom hoodie.
What Is the QW2600 Fleece Pullover Hoodie?
The QW2600 is a fully sublimated pullover hoodie designed for promotional apparel, corporate programs, uniforms, events, sports organizations, branded merchandise, and other B2B applications.
Its construction includes:
Pullover hooded design
Draw cord at the neck
Front pouch pocket
Set in long sleeves
Self fabric sublimated cuffs and waistband
100% sublimation
#14 Performance Fleece
50 piece minimum
Because the QW2600 is built specifically around sublimation, the design possibilities extend far beyond placing a logo on the chest of a stock sweatshirt.
Why Sublimation Matters for Branded Apparel
Sublimation gives designers the ability to incorporate branding throughout the garment.
Corporate colors, patterns, gradients, sponsor graphics, logos, event artwork, employee program graphics, and other visual elements can become part of the overall hoodie design.
This can be particularly valuable for promotional product distributors working with customers who want apparel that feels specifically created for their organization.
Instead of starting with a stock gray or black hoodie and adding decoration, the QW2600 provides a canvas for developing the garment around the customer's brand.
Built With #14 Performance Fleece
The QW2600 is available specifically in HTT's #14 Performance Fleece, which the current QuickWear program lists at 7.96 oz.
Using a designated fabric is an important part of the QuickWear concept. Rather than introducing countless production variables, HTT limits the available styles and fabric combinations so the program can move efficiently through artwork, sampling, approval, and production.
For buyers, that means a more straightforward sourcing process with a clearly defined product and production path.
HTT Apparel's Fastest Custom Apparel Option
QuickWear is built around speed, but the program still includes an approval process before the production run begins.
The process starts when the customer selects a QuickWear style and appropriate fabric, then provides vector artwork and PMS colors.
HTT provides a virtual mockup for approval within approximately three business days.
After artwork approval, sublimated panels are produced for review. HTT states that these panels are typically provided within four to five working days.
A digital image of the preproduction sample follows approximately seven to ten days later.
Once the digital sample is approved, the 28 day production timeline begins.
Keeping artwork and approvals moving is important. Delays in vector artwork, changes, or approvals can extend the overall project timeline.
A 50 Piece Minimum Creates More Opportunities
QuickWear has a 50 piece minimum, making the program useful for more than large uniform rollouts.
That quantity can work well for corporate departments, restaurant groups, promotional campaigns, sporting events, employee apparel, customer programs, sales meetings, charity events, branded merchandise, and distributor projects.
For promotional product distributors, this creates another option for clients who want something more customized than stock apparel but may not have the quantity or timeline for a larger custom manufacturing program.
Who Is the QW2600 Designed For?
The QW2600 can work across a wide range of B2B markets.
Promotional product distributors can offer it as a fully sublimated alternative to traditional decorated hoodies.
Corporate buyers can develop apparel around company colors, campaigns, employee programs, or events.
Restaurants and hospitality organizations can create distinctive branded apparel for employees, promotions, special events, or merchandise.
Sports organizations can incorporate colors, logos, sponsors, and other graphics throughout the garment.
Schools, clubs, and organizations can use sublimation to create apparel with a more customized visual identity.
The same product can look completely different from one customer to another because the artwork becomes part of the garment itself.
QuickWear Includes Eight Core Apparel Styles
The QW2600 is part of a focused collection of eight QuickWear apparel styles.
The current collection includes crew necks, polos, quarter zips, woven shirts, hoodies, and outerwear, giving distributors and corporate buyers the ability to develop more than a single garment.
This also creates opportunities to build coordinated branded apparel programs using several QuickWear products rather than sourcing unrelated garments from different programs.
Shipping Options for Different Timelines
Production time and delivery time should be treated separately when planning a QuickWear order.
After production, customers can choose between boat delivery FOB California or air delivery directly to their door.
HTT currently estimates approximately four to six additional weeks for boat delivery and approximately seven additional days for air delivery.
The best option depends on the customer's required delivery date and budget.
Planning backward from the actual event, launch, or required in hand date is important when selecting the shipping method.
Why Work With HeadToToe Apparel?
HeadToToe has worked in the custom headwear and apparel industry since 1991.
Today, HTT provides custom and semi custom apparel, headwear, uniforms, sublimation, RPET fabrics, specialized decoration techniques, and other branding solutions for distributors, promotional product companies, corporate buyers, restaurants, sports organizations, and other B2B customers.
QuickWear adds another option to that lineup by focusing specifically on customers who need custom sublimated apparel with a more predictable production schedule.
Custom Apparel Without the Long Wait
Speed matters, but so does what arrives at the end of the process.
The QW2600 gives distributors and corporate buyers an opportunity to create a hoodie around the customer's brand rather than simply decorating an existing stock garment.
With 100% sublimation, #14 Performance Fleece, a 50 piece minimum, and a 28 day production timeline following digital sample approval, the QW2600 offers a practical solution for custom branded apparel programs that need to keep moving.
For corporate programs, promotional campaigns, uniforms, events, sports organizations, and branded merchandise, QuickWear provides another way to turn a brand into apparel people will actually want to wear.
Frequently Asked Questions About the QW2600
What is the QW2600?
The QW2600 is a fleece pullover hooded sweatshirt from HTT Apparel's QuickWear program. It is produced using 100% sublimation and is available in #14 Performance Fleece.
What is the minimum order for the QW2600?
The QuickWear QW2600 has a 50 piece minimum.
How long does QW2600 production take?
QuickWear production is completed in 28 days after approval of the digital preproduction sample. Artwork preparation, approvals, sampling, and shipping time are separate from the 28 day production period.
Can the QW2600 be embroidered?
The QW2600 QuickWear program is specifically offered as a 100% sublimated product.
What fabric is used for the QW2600?
Is QuickWear intended only for sports apparel?
No. QuickWear can be used for corporate apparel, promotional products, uniforms, restaurants, hospitality, events, branded merchandise, sports organizations, and other custom apparel programs.
Build Your Next QuickWear Program
When your customer needs custom sublimated apparel on a tighter production schedule, the QW2600 provides a clear combination of customization, low minimums, and speed.
Explore QuickWear from HeadToToe Apparel and talk with your HTT account manager about creating a QW2600 program for your next branded apparel project.
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