Newbie Question: difference between ightweight and heavy weight t-shirts
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Like Lou said, lightweight and heavyweight shirts refer to the number of "ounces". It's generally how heavy the shirt feels when you wear it (although there is a more technical definition to it 
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A heavyweight shirt general would be 6 oz or above
A midweight shirt would be about 5.5 oz (although this is sometimes referred to as a lightweight shirt on some sites if they are trying to offer a comparison for consumers).
A lightweight shirt to me would be about 5oz or less. Usually "promotional" shirts are printed on lightweight shirts because they are less expensive than heavyweight tees.
)A heavyweight shirt general would be 6 oz or above
A midweight shirt would be about 5.5 oz (although this is sometimes referred to as a lightweight shirt on some sites if they are trying to offer a comparison for consumers).
A lightweight shirt to me would be about 5oz or less. Usually "promotional" shirts are printed on lightweight shirts because they are less expensive than heavyweight tees.
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On Spreadshirt, the heavyweight's are 6.1 oz, the lightweight are 5.6 oz. They also now have American Apparel which is 4.3 oz.
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So its just down to personal preference for the customer.....does anyone here have an optimum for t-shirt types though?
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There really is no optimum for t-shirt types.
An urban (hip hop) clothing line will usually use heavyweight oversized shirts, a vintage clothing line will usually use lighter weight, soft t-shirts. All different types will use everything in between.
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