Volunteer-knitwear

Wholesale Volunteer Knitwear — Made in USA Apparel for Retailers & Brands

Simplstc Apparel is your source for wholesale Volunteer Knitwear — one of the few remaining blank apparel brands that manufactures entirely in the United States, in what the brand itself describes as one of the last great American textile mills. In a wholesale market dominated by overseas production, Volunteer Knitwear Made in USA apparel stands apart: every t-shirt, hoodie, and beanie is cut, sewn, and finished on American soil — by American workers — using domestic cotton and domestic manufacturing processes that meet American labor and environmental standards.

Volunteer Knitwear wholesale programs serve Made in USA merchandise brands, patriotic and Americana lifestyle brands, craft brewery and restaurant groups targeting 'buy local' conscious consumers, American trade and union organizations, screen printers and decorators serving clients who specifically request American-made decorated apparel, corporate gifting programs with domestic sourcing requirements, and government and military-adjacent programs where American-made procurement is a requirement or a strong preference.

Volunteer Knitwear apparel covers t-shirts, long sleeve tees, pullover and full-zip hoodies, crewneck sweatshirts, and beanies — all Made in USA. Browse the full wholesale Volunteer Knitwear catalog at Simplstc Apparel — including Bulk T-Shirts, Long Sleeve T-Shirts, Bulk Hoodies, Sweatshirts, and Bulk Beanies. Compare with Allmade apparel for sustainability-certified apparel and Bella + Canvas apparel for the widest premium blank range. Free shipping on orders over $149.99.

Bulk Volunteer Knitwear for Large Orders & Made in USA Programs

Buying bulk Volunteer Knitwear gives brands and decorators access to genuine American-made heavyweight apparel at competitive wholesale pricing. Volunteer Knitwear bulk styles are available in adult XS through 4XL — a size range that covers most retail and corporate program needs from standard to extended sizing. The 'Proudly Made in USA' label on every Volunteer Knitwear garment is not a marketing claim supplemented by overseas components — it is a complete domestic supply chain from cotton to finished garment.

Volunteer Knitwear tees are heavyweight by design. The VL100 All-American Tee at 5.5 ounces, the VL60 Chore Tee at a comparable weight, and the VL45 Daily Tee in 100% combed ring-spun 30 singles all reflect a deliberate choice to build apparel with genuine substance — not the lightest-possible fabric weight that reduces material cost. This construction philosophy produces t-shirts that wear differently than standard wholesale blanks: heavier, more substantial, and with a durability that holds up to repeated washing and heavy use over multiple seasons.

Volunteer Knitwear competes at a price premium above standard overseas-produced wholesale blanks like Bella + Canvas or Next Level Apparel — the premium reflects the domestic manufacturing cost, the heavier fabric construction, and the American-made brand story that allows retailers and brands to command higher retail price points. For programs where country of origin and manufacturing story matter to the end customer, that premium generates retail price support.

Top Volunteer Knitwear Styles Available at Simplstc Apparel

Every Volunteer Knitwear style is Made in USA. Here are the most popular styles across the catalog:

Volunteer Knitwear VL100 All-American Tee & VL100P Pocket Tee

The Volunteer Knitwear VL100 All-American Tee is the brand's flagship — a 5.5-ounce, 100% cotton, 20-singles heavyweight tee that the brand describes as "forged in one of the last great textile mills in America." Shoulder-to-shoulder taping, 1x1 rib knit neck, set-in sleeves, and a tear-away label round out the construction. Available in 11 colors from XS through 4XL. The VL100P All-American Pocket Tee adds a chest pocket in the same 5.5-ounce construction — the most popular Volunteer Knitwear style for workwear-adjacent programs and heritage lifestyle brands. Both styles carry safety colorways (Safety Green, Safety Orange) for programs with job-site visibility needs.

The VL100 and VL100P are the right Volunteer Knitwear styles for brands whose customers value a substantial, heavyweight tee with a domestic manufacturing story. Explore in T-Shirts.

Volunteer Knitwear VL60 Chore Tee & VL60LS Chore Long Sleeve

The Volunteer Knitwear VL60 Chore Tee earns its name — built for working, not for looking pretty while you avoid it. Similar heavyweight cotton construction to the VL100 in 9 colors, XS through 4XL, with a slightly different silhouette designed for physical work environments. The VL60LS Chore Long Sleeve Tee extends the Chore line into cold-weather programs — 7 colors, XS through 4XL, with the same American-made heavyweight construction. Both styles are popular for construction and trades crew shirts, outdoor workwear programs, and heritage lifestyle brands whose customer buys a t-shirt like they buy a tool: built to work and built to last. Explore in T-Shirts and Long Sleeve T-Shirts.

Volunteer Knitwear VL45 Daily Tee & LVL45V Women's V-Neck

The Volunteer Knitwear VL45 Daily Tee is the brand's softer, more refined option — 100% combed ring-spun cotton in a luxurious 30 singles construction that produces a noticeably smoother, finer-feeling surface than the VL100's 20-singles cotton. Still Made in USA, still heavyweight relative to most wholesale blanks, but with a retail-forward hand-feel appropriate for lifestyle brands targeting customers who want American-made quality without a rugged work-shirt aesthetic. Available in 9 colors, XS through 4XL. The LVL45V Women's Daily V-Neck brings the same 30-singles combed ring-spun cotton in a women's-specific V-neck cut for mixed-gender retail programs. Explore in T-Shirts.

Volunteer Knitwear VL40 Tri Tee

The Volunteer Knitwear VL40 Tri Tee is the brand's most fashion-forward style — a tri-blend construction with a slimmer body and shorter sleeves than the cotton styles, designed for lifestyle and boutique retail programs that want an American-made tri-blend alternative to overseas tri-blend blanks. Available in 6 heathered and blended colorways, XS through 4XL. The VL40 positions Volunteer Knitwear alongside Bella + Canvas and Next Level Apparel tri-blend styles in terms of aesthetic while maintaining the American-made manufacturing distinction. Explore in T-Shirts.

Volunteer Knitwear VL130H Chore Fleece Pullover Hoodie & VL130ZH Full-Zip

The Volunteer Knitwear Chore Fleece Pullover Hoodie (VL130H) and Chore Fleece Full-Zip Hoodie (VL130ZH) bring the brand's American-made construction into the fleece category — heavyweight, durable, and built to the same standard as the Chore tee line. Available in 2 core colorways. The Chore Fleece hoodies are the premium Made in USA hoodie option for brands whose customers want domestic manufacturing in their full apparel line, not just their tees. Explore in Hoodies.

Volunteer Knitwear VL130 Chore Fleece Crewneck

The Volunteer Knitwear VL130 Chore Fleece Crewneck is the American-made alternative to standard wholesale crewneck sweatshirts — heavyweight domestic fleece construction for programs that need a crewneck sweatshirt with a Made in USA provenance. Available in 2 colorways. Explore in Bulk Sweatshirts.

Volunteer Knitwear VL10 Chore Beanie

The Volunteer Knitwear VL10 Chore Beanie rounds out the brand's American-made headwear offering — a knit beanie in 7 colors with the same domestic manufacturing credentials as the tee and fleece line. Popular for heritage lifestyle brands building a complete Made in USA headwear and apparel program. Explore in Beanies.

Custom Volunteer Knitwear for Branding & Merch Programs

Custom Volunteer Knitwear is the intersection of American manufacturing and brand storytelling — a decorated Volunteer Knitwear tee or hoodie carries two brand stories simultaneously: your logo and the Made in USA provenance that authenticates the garment. For brands whose customers care about where their merchandise is made, a custom-decorated Volunteer Knitwear tee is more than a shirt — it's a values statement.

Custom Volunteer Knitwear programs are ordered by heritage lifestyle brands building American-made merchandise lines, craft breweries and restaurants using 'buy local, buy American' as brand positioning, trade unions and labor organizations whose merchandise must reflect domestic labor values, American-made clothing brands using Volunteer Knitwear as their blank supplier, construction and contractor companies that want American-made crew shirts, and government and military-adjacent programs with domestic sourcing preferences.

Our in-house decoration services for custom Volunteer Knitwear:

• Screen Printing — the most popular decoration for Volunteer Knitwear tees; bold prints on the heavyweight cotton surface; water-based and plastisol inks both work; the VL100 and VL60 heavyweight surface absorbs plastisol cleanly for vivid, durable prints

• DTF Printing — full-color photo-quality designs on any Volunteer Knitwear style; compatible with cotton and tri-blend fabrics

• Embroidery — premium stitched logos on Volunteer Knitwear tees, hoodies, and beanies for corporate branded American-made programs

Custom Volunteer Knitwear programs start at 12 pieces with no setup fee. Building a complete Made in USA merch line — tees, hoodies, and beanies all custom decorated with your brand's logo? Call +1 773-245-6241 for a complete American-made bulk quote.

Blank Volunteer Knitwear for Decorators & American-Made Programs

Blank Volunteer Knitwear is the wholesale blank category for screen printers, DTF decorators, and private-label brands whose clients specifically request American-made decorated apparel. Every blank Volunteer Knitwear garment ships with the Made in USA label inside — the one detail clients who care about domestic manufacturing check before approving an order.

Blank VL100 and VL60 tees are the most ordered by screen printers serving construction, workwear, and heritage brand clients. Blank VL45 tees serve boutique and lifestyle brand decorator programs. Blank VL130H Chore Fleece hoodies are ordered by decorators serving American-made merchandise programs that need a complete tee-plus-hoodie offering.

Shop blank Volunteer Knitwear at Simplstc Apparel:

• T-Shirts — VL100 All-American Tee, VL100P Pocket Tee, VL60 Chore Tee, VL45 Daily Tee, VL40 Tri Tee, LVL45V Women's V-Neck

• Long Sleeve T-Shirts — VL100LS All-American Long Sleeve, VL60LS Chore Long Sleeve Tee

• Hoodies — VL130H Chore Fleece Pullover Hoodie, VL130ZH Chore Fleece Full-Zip Hoodie

• Sweatshirts — VL130 Chore Fleece Crewneck Sweatshirt

• Beanies — VL10 Chore Beanie in 7 colors

Why Choose Volunteer Knitwear for Wholesale American-Made Apparel?

• Genuinely Made in USA — Complete Domestic Supply Chain — from cotton to finished garment on American soil, at one of the last great American textile mills. Not assembled in USA from imported components, not designed in USA and manufactured overseas — genuinely, completely American-made

• Heavyweight Construction by Design — the VL100's 5.5-ounce, 20-singles cotton and the VL45's 30-singles combed ring-spun are heavyweight relative to the wholesale market average — a deliberate choice to build durable, substantial garments rather than minimize material cost

• Four Tee Styles for Four Audiences — VL100 for workwear and heritage brands, VL60 for active trades and construction, VL45 for lifestyle and boutique retail, VL40 for fashion-forward American-made programs — one brand covers the full spectrum

• Safety Colorways Available — Safety Green and Safety Orange on the VL100 make Volunteer Knitwear the American-made choice for job-site visibility programs where ANSI-adjacent visibility is a practical requirement alongside the domestic manufacturing preference

• Premium Retail Price Support — the Made in USA claim consistently supports $35–$55 retail pricing on tees and $80–$120 on hoodies for brands whose customers value domestic manufacturing — meaningfully above overseas-produced blank retail

• Complete Program Across Tees, Fleece & Accessories — VL100/VL60/VL45/VL40 tees, VL130H/VL130ZH/VL130 fleece, and VL10 beanie allow brands to build a complete USA-made apparel line from a single brand

• Values Alignment for the Right Customer — for brands targeting patriotic, heritage, trade, union, or 'buy local' audiences, the Volunteer Knitwear Made in USA story is not a bonus feature — it is the primary product attribute that drives purchase

FAQs 

Is Volunteer Knitwear really Made in USA?

Yes. Volunteer Knitwear manufactures its complete product line in the United States — from cotton to knitted fabric to finished garment. The brand manufactures at what it describes as 'one of the last great American textile mills,' maintaining a complete domestic supply chain that meets the FTC's Made in USA standard: all or virtually all of the product is made in the United States.

What is the Volunteer Knitwear VL100 All-American Tee?

The VL100 is Volunteer Knitwear's flagship style — a 5.5-ounce, 100% cotton, 20-singles heavyweight tee with shoulder-to-shoulder taping, 1x1 rib knit neck, set-in sleeves, and a tear-away label. Made in USA. Available in 11 colors from XS through 4XL, including Safety Green and Safety Orange. The VL100P adds a chest pocket in the same construction.

What is the difference between the VL100 and VL45?

The VL100 is 5.5-ounce, 100% cotton in 20 singles — a heavier, rougher-textured work shirt appropriate for heritage, workwear, and construction programs. The VL45 is 100% combed ring-spun cotton in 30 singles — a finer, softer yarn producing a noticeably smoother hand-feel appropriate for lifestyle brands and boutique retail programs. Both are Made in USA.

What is the Volunteer Knitwear VL40 Tri Tee?

The VL40 is Volunteer Knitwear's tri-blend style — a slim-fit tee in heathered cotton/poly/rayon construction available in 6 colorways. It provides the tri-blend aesthetic popular in lifestyle retail with the Made in USA manufacturing distinction that separates it from overseas tri-blend blanks.

Do Volunteer Knitwear hoodies come in extended sizing?

Yes. The VL130H Chore Fleece Pullover Hoodie, VL130ZH Full-Zip Hoodie, and VL130 Crewneck Sweatshirt are all available in XS through 4XL — providing inclusive sizing for Made in USA fleece programs.

Are Volunteer Knitwear tees good for screen printing?

Yes. The heavyweight cotton surface of the VL100 and VL60 absorbs plastisol ink cleanly for vivid, durable prints. The VL45's combed ring-spun 30-singles surface produces particularly clean, crisp screen printing results. The VL40 tri-blend prints well with water-based inks.

Can I order custom decorated Volunteer Knitwear for my brand?

Yes. Custom decorated Volunteer Knitwear via screen printing, DTF printing, or embroidery is available from 12 pieces with no setup fee. Call +1 773-245-6241 for a custom Made in USA bulk quote.

What programs use Volunteer Knitwear for Made in USA apparel?

Heritage lifestyle brands, craft breweries, restaurants targeting conscious consumers, construction and trades crew shirt programs, trade union merchandise, American-made clothing brands using Volunteer Knitwear as their blank supplier, and government or military-adjacent programs with domestic sourcing preferences or requirements.