by Amy DuFault | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
For part 4 of our series, “The Harvest: A Gathering of Conversations for the Future of Cotton,” we talked with Alex Whitley, VP of Sales at Contempora Fabrics. Watch the video here. About Contempora: Founded in 1972, Contempora Fabrics is an employee owned circular...
by Amy DuFault | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you RSVP’d for part 5 of “The Harvest: A Gathering of Conversations for the Future of Cotton?” Our next stop on our 10,000 Pounds of Cotton supply chain conversation on Thursday, March 11, at 12:00 PM is with Stacey Bridges, Sales Manager at Carolina Cotton...
by Amy DuFault | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
For part 3 of our series, “The Harvest: A Gathering of Conversations for the Future of Cotton,” we talked with Andy Long of SpunLab. Since we launched the 10,000 Pounds of Cotton on our new sister site Solid State Clothing, (our project to bring the...
by Amy DuFault | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Listen to TS Designs President Eric Henry on the Lady Farmer podcast! Lady Farmer mother and daughter Mary and Emma Kingsley sit down with Eric who has been navigating sustainability through the fashion industry for the past 40 years. Henry discusses the effects of...
by Amy DuFault | Dec 3, 2020 | News
Rolling Hills Gin Since TS Designs launched the 10,000 Pounds of Cotton on our new sister site Solid State Clothing, (our project to bring the American farmer back to the table in the fashion industry), we’ve been amazed at the response. Our series of...
by Amy DuFault | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
We recently launched our 10,000 Pounds of Cotton Project over on our new B to C site Solid State. Here is a Zoom recording of our first discussion from “The Harvest: A Gathering of Conversations for the Future of Cotton.” Other important links for you to...
by Amy DuFault | Oct 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
According to Real Thread, the t-shirt as we know it today is an apparel staple. The simple garment is so deeply ingrained in world culture that it’s easy to forget that, relatively speaking, the t-shirt itself is quite young. Did you know the first manufactured...
by Amy DuFault | Oct 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Could cooperative fiber supply chains sow resilience during life-altering events like a pandemic? Fibershed writes in their article Benefiting Climate & Communities: How Clothing Cooperatives Could Grow Equitable Regional Economies how cooperative structures like...
by Amy DuFault | Aug 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are one of three Alamance County-made products that are in the running for the “Coolest Thing Made in NC” contest, but we need your votes to win! Over 70 nominees were announced Monday, Aug. 24. Among the local nominees are Benevolence Farm’s Healing Salve, TS...
by Amy DuFault | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Wave Hanson Podcast writes: “Our morals and ethics are decided by each and every decision, including what type of clothes we wear. Eric Henry empowers his company and his community with a triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. His work in textiles...
by Amy DuFault | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Supply Chain Dive for this article on TS Designs on “Why Reshoring the Textile Supply Chain is Easier Said Than Done.” U.S. textile production, and the apparel manufacturing that depends on it, cannot return to its former glory without...
by Amy DuFault | Jul 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Green Business Network writes: “Green businesses are getting creative amid the coronavirus pandemic to keep their stores open. We find their tenacity and commitment to the green economy inspiring in these challenging times. Here are three Green Business...
by Amy DuFault | Jul 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Kelsey Timmerman for inviting Eric on the podcast Good People. Kelsey is the New York Times Bestselling author of WHERE AM I WEARING? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes and WHERE AM I EATING? An Adventure Through the...
by Julie Johnson Novara | May 26, 2020 | News, Our Community, Supply Chain
The global pandemic has hit apparel manufacturers hard. Locally, we’ve shifted gears to produce PPE, bundle grab bags of irregular tees, and launch a “Buy Local” t-shirt. We’re working with a limited workforce but doing everything in our power...
