


Celebrate International T-shirt Day at TS Designs on June 18
International T-shirt Day is coming up, so we’re celebrating with a T-shirt Party at TS Designs’ headquarters in Burlington, NC on Friday, June 18! International T-Shirt Day Party Friday, June 18, 2021 4:00pm-7:00pm TS Designs 2053 Willow Springs Ln,...
(Video) Part 4: The Harvest Conversation Series with Contempora Fabrics
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...
RSVP: The Harvest: A Gathering of Conversations for the Future of Cotton (Carolina Cotton Works)
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...
(Video) Part 3: The Harvest Conversation Series with Andy Long of SpunLab
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...
TS Designs President Eric Henry on Lady Farmer Podcast
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...Lady Farmer Podcast – TS Designs President Eric Henry
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 NAFTA on TS Designs and the process of rebuilding his business with the...
(Video) Part 2: The Harvest Conversation Series with Wes Morgan of Rolling Hills Gin
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...
(Video) We Launched Our 10,000 Pounds of Cotton Project on Solid State!
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...
History of the T-Shirt: The Navy Makes T-Shirts Standard
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...
Cooperative Fiber Supply Chains Sow Resilience During Pandemic
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...
TS Designs Faces Off in “Coolest Thing Made in NC” Contest
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...
TS Designs + Eric Henry on The Wave Hanson Podcast
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...