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Keepsel for Sublimation

Blanks in, pressed products out, margin visible

Keepsel is inventory and production software for sublimation sellers. Track mugs, tumblers and blanks by the piece, paper and ink by the sheet, and know the true cost of every pressed product, including the transfers that didn't survive the press.

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A sublimated piece in Keepsel

Product

Sublimated Mug (11 oz)

SKU SUB-MUG-11

Material

Sublimation Paper

tracked in sheet · Blanks

Supplier

Vinyl & Print Supply

Variations, from Maker

Size, Color

Built around how sublimation sellers actually work

  1. Blanks are the business

    Mugs, tumblers, ornaments, garments: sublimation lives on a shelf of blanks. Piece-level counts per blank type and size mean an order never gets accepted against stock you don't have.

  2. Paper and ink vanish a sheet at a time

    Every pressed item consumes a printed transfer. Costing paper and ink per sheet puts the print in the product's price instead of in a vague supplies pile.

  3. Press failures are part of the math

    Ghosting, banding, a mug that cracks: a few percent of presses fail. A waste rate in the recipe prices survivors to carry the casualties.

  4. Seasonal blanks, seasonal cash

    Ornaments in Q4, tumblers all year. From the Maker plan, with your sales recorded, ask Suli what sold last season, so you know what to stock deep before the wave and what to let run dry after it.

Worked example

Sublimated Mug (11 oz), costed line by line

This is the math Keepsel does for every product you make: every line from its recipe, updated whenever a material's price changes.

The mug box costs more than the print: packaging is sublimation's most underpriced line.

Sublimated Mug (11 oz)

Blank mug
$1.85
Sublimation paper + ink
$0.38
Press-failure allowance
$0.12
Shrink wrap + box
$0.55
True cost
$2.90
Suggested price
$14.00
Margin
79%

Track everything that goes into a sublimated piece

From raw materials to the finished piece, Keepsel keeps sublimation sellers on top of:

  • vinyl by the foot
  • transfer tape
  • laminate
  • backing paper
  • ink
  • packaging

A day in Keepsel, for sublimation sellers

Step 1

Stock the blank shelf

Mugs, tumblers and garment blanks counted by piece and size, at the case prices you actually paid.

Step 2

Cost each pressed product

Blank + transfer sheet + ink share + a press-failure allowance = the true cost per finished piece.

Step 3

Press a batch and log it

From the Maker plan, a work order for twelve mugs draws down the blanks and sheets and adds the sellable mugs to finished stock (work orders up to 10 a month on Maker as a trial and 100 on Team, unlimited on Business and Enterprise).

Step 4

Buy ahead of the season

From the Maker plan, low-stock limits on core blanks (and deeper ones on Q4 movers) raise an alert, and Suli's reorder list says what to order, so the press stays fed when it matters.

Questions sublimation sellers ask

How much does it cost to make a sublimated mug?

A quality 11 oz blank runs $1.50–$2.50, the transfer under 50¢, and the box often 50¢ or more, so roughly $3 all-in before labor. Boxes and failures are the lines most sellers forget, and they're exactly what recipe-based costing catches.

How should I price sublimation products?

From the full recipe (blank, transfer, failure allowance, packaging) plus your press time. Mugs commonly retail at 4–5× materials; personalized versions carry a premium because the customization is labor, not materials.

How do I track sublimation blanks?

Each blank type and size is a counted material: a case of 36 mugs goes on the count as 36. From the Maker plan, low-stock alerts on your core blanks mean an order rush never meets an empty shelf.

How do I handle failed presses?

Note them. A failure rate in the recipe prices your good pieces to absorb the bad ones, and a running tally of failures tells you when a press, paper batch or blank supplier is drifting.

Personalized versus ready-made sublimation: track them differently?

Same materials, different flow: ready-made builds stock ahead, personalized presses to order. Both use the same blanks, so one shelf count serves both.

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Guides for sublimation sellers

All guides

How to Price Sublimation (Blanks, Failures and the Box)

The mug box costs more than the mug print. Sublimation pricing is honest packaging math plus a failure allowance. Here it is.

Reorder Points: How to Set Them So You Never Run Out

Running out of a key material mid-order is avoidable. A reorder point is the simple number that tells you when to buy more. Here's how to set one.

How to Forecast Materials for a Big Order

Saying yes to a big order is the easy part. Making sure you have the materials to fill it, on time, is where it's won or lost. Here's how to plan it.

How to Track Your Shipping and Packaging Costs

Boxes, tissue, labels, postage: the costs after the product is made. Most makers forget them, and it quietly shrinks every sale. Here's how to track them.

Run your sublimation business like a business

Know your true cost and margin and keep every material counted. Or try the free pricing calculator first.

Start free for 30 days See how it works

Try free for 30 days, with 25 Suli messages once you confirm your email (all of Suli from Maker). No card.