More than a T-Shirt

Manufacture. Print. Garment Dye. Pioneering R&D

TS Designs: T-Shirts with Purpose.

People. Planet. Profit. Looking through the triple bottom line lens drives the TS Designs journey as we continue to ask ourselves how we can improve our impact to people and the planet.

Benefit Corporation. We were the first certified NC and the first apparel B Corp (since 2008) and are verified to voluntarily meet higher standards of transparency, accountability, and performance.

Completely Transparent and Trackable Supply Chain. We developed WhereYourClothing.com which allows you to know exactly where your t-shirt was grown and made. Our Cotton of the Carolinas line contains a QR Code in the neck label of each shirt that allows you to know where your shirt was during each step of the supply chain, including the farmer that grew the cotton! Our retail brand, Solid State Clothing also provides complete transparency.

Pioneering R&D. TS Designs is an innovation leader beginning with the development of our eco-friendly screen print process, REHANCE™ to our complete Dirt to Shirt™ made-in-the-USA manufacturing supply chains. We have our own garment dye facility and have developed techniques encompassing reactive and natural dyes with natural fibers such as cotton, hemp, and wool. We have produced multiple white papers addressing challenging issues in the current apparel industry.

Sustainability is a journey, not a destination. I’ll be on that journey for the rest of my life, both personally and professionally. Not one person has the answer; the answers lie within our communities.”

— Eric Henry, CEO TS Designs

image of farmer Andrew Burleson and Eric Henry on farm with t-shirt made from their cotton.

Eric Henry with Andrew Burleson, of Thurman Burleson and Sons Farm that grows our cotton.

The Best and Most Sustainable T-Shirt in the World. Natural Fibers & Earth Friendly Printing. Grown and Mde in the USA.

Solid State Clothing is the retail brand of TS Designs, and it’s our way to bring our meticulously crafted, locally grown and made shirts directly to your wardrobe. Solid State releases small batches of premium-quality t-shirts that are durable and versatile for work, play, and everything in between.

It’s also our platform for experimenting with new materials like natural dyes and creative collaborations with regional artists and makers. Learn more at SolidState.Clothing.

Driving Sustainability: Our Initiatives Benefiting People + Planet

T-Shirts

We manufacture 4 unique sustainable brands. With the best quality and eco-friendly mission, it's the best t-shirt you will ever wear.

People + Planet

First apparel B Corporation (since 2008) verified to voluntarily meet high standards of transparency and accountability.

Reshoring

Every step in our supply chain is domestic and travels up to 95% less than the average shirt!

Transparency

Trackable supply chain starting with the farmer who grew the cotton via WhereYourClothing.com

Natural Fibers

Passionate about keeping microplastics out of our ecosystem, we focus only on natural materials such as cotton, hemp, & wool and create small batch shirts at Solid State Clothing

Natural Dyes

We create small batch natural dyes and utilize local & responsibly sourced plants from our own back yard.

Water-Based Inks & Dyes

We use eco-friendly inks & dyes with no harmful chemicals.

REHANCE™ Screen Print

Water-based ink developed by TS Designs to give your shirt a no-print feel. Always printed on un-dyed shirts.

Garment Dye

Shirts are dyed after printing so no worry of excess or wasted inventory. Color is the last choice!

Recycle

Pre consumer scraps are recycled at Material Return or used at our facility.

Pioneering R&D

Consistently working to bring balance, equity, & transparency to the apparel industry.

Eric Henry, CEO of TS Designs in Burlington, NC, at the intersection of agriculture and apparel, has led the company to be an innovator in the apparel industry.

He continually works toward his vision to manufacture the highest quality printed apparel in a domestic, transparent, and trackable supply chain and encourages other companies to do the same.

Eric has been with TS Designs over 40 years, and has seen the apparel industry transition from a primarily domestic industry to today, where over 97% of clothing is produced over seas.

Outside of TS Designs Eric spends much of his time furthering the sustainable agenda: He ran for NC House in 2020, opened the first beer cooperative in NC, Burlington Beer Works, and has a permaculture garden with USDA Farm status.

Eric Henry is actively changing the apparel industry to be more sustainable, equitable, and transparent.