Sid Gaffar is the founder of Mugsie, a DTF transfer and sublimation products business based in Agoura Hills, California. He has been working in custom apparel decoration since 2022, growing Mugsie from a home operation to a multi-channel business serving decorators across the United States.

He writes about decoration technology, business operations, and the economics of the custom apparel industry. Mugsie produces ready-to-press DTF transfers, custom gang sheets, and sublimation products with no minimum order quantities: mugsie.com.

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An Assessment of Apparel Decorating Technology for the Modern Print Business

Ask 10 decorators which method is best, and you'll get 10 different answers. The truth is that there is no universally best method. There is only the right method for your order size, your garment, your customer, and your current stage of business.

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