Manufacture New York promotes sustainable options
We are encouraged to see more people focusing on how to return to sustainable processes within the apparel industry. There’s a group working on funding right now in order to bring a organization to the New York area that will “be the country’s first fashion design AND production incubator. Inspired by the best of the social change accelerators & coworking spaces for creative entrepreneurs, it will allow for local fashion designers to also have the opportunity to conceive,...
Read MoreTaking Care of the Girls | TS Designs Hens
On this day, Valentine’s Day, we just want to say how much we love our girls, the hens. Well, and the rooster too. Did you know that we have a chicken coop on our campus? We keep chickens to help us improve our garden area. And we share their eggs with all the employees here at TS Designs. Jim Adkins, Poultry Guru at the Sustainable Poultry Network, helped us get our coop started, and we have enjoyed caring for our flock ever since. We lost one of our original chickens recently (she...
Read More2013 Limited Edition T-shirt Designers Contest
TS Designs is excited to announce the 2013 Limited Edition T-shirt Designers Contest! We had a great experience in 2012 offering our Limited Edition Cotton of the Carolinas tees and we’re looking forward to bringing you several new options this year! We’re calling on Designers to be a part of this year’s experience. If you’re a Designer looking for a way to get your name out to a wider audience, we’d love you to consider submitting your design ideas for this year’s limited edition...
Read MoreTS Designs | The “Extras Bins”
We’ve talked before about our Extras Bins and post “T-shirt Spotlights” quite often on Facebook, but there are just so many jewels to uncover, that taking the time to remind the community is definitely worth our while. We hope you agree. What are the Extras Bins? TS Designs prints t-shirts. We talk about a lot about exciting projects and connections, and how we’re involved with our local community, but when it comes down to business, we print t-shirts and we are...
Read MoreThe Ginning Begins | Cotton of the Carolinas – Organic
This past Saturday, Eric drove to Whitakers, NC to oversee the ginning of our second annual crop of certified organic NC cotton. Certified organic cotton in North Carolina… Let it sink in. Getting anything to be labeled “certified organic” is no easy feat. But sustainability and improving options for NC businesses is a serious passion of TS Design’s President, Eric Henry. There were serious challenges with this year’s crop. We only harvested 17 acres from the...
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Cotton of the Carolinas is a collaboration of farmers and manufacturers across the state dedicated to growing, making, and selling its t-shirts in the Southeast.