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Customer Spotlight: Biscuitville

Customer Spotlight: Biscuitville

by Emily Stasiak | Dec 5, 2023 | Customer Spotlight, Our Community, Our Customers, Sustainability

Happy December! As we celebrate the holiday season and the end of another remarkable year, we are thrilled to shine a spotlight on an extraordinary individual who has not only made a significant impact in her career but also shares values close to our hearts. This...
Why We Landscape the Way We Do

Why We Landscape the Way We Do

by Ilsa Spaan | Nov 16, 2023 | In the Garden, Natural Dyes, Our Community, Sustainability

One of our employee sitting areas. The roof is made from recycled vinyl billboard material. 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...
Going “Glocal”: The case of the 10,000-pound cotton “dirt-to-shirt” project

Going “Glocal”: The case of the 10,000-pound cotton “dirt-to-shirt” project

by Ilsa Spaan | Nov 8, 2023 | Publications

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Customer Spotlight: Beth Kennett for Mayor of Burlington

Customer Spotlight: Beth Kennett for Mayor of Burlington

by Emily Stasiak | Oct 31, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Customer Spotlight, Our Community, Our Customers, Retail, Sustainability

We are thrilled to introduce our November Customer Spotlight, Beth Kennett, the Democratic candidate for mayor in Burlington. With Election Day just around the corner, Beth’s journey into the world of local politics is a testament to her commitment to the...
Connecting the Threads of Carolina’s Textile Community

Connecting the Threads of Carolina’s Textile Community

by Emily Stasiak | Oct 10, 2023 | In the Garden, Natural Dyes, Our Community, Sustainability

TS Designs recently attended the Carolina Textile District’s Fall Gathering and we are excited to share our experience. Carolina Textile District (CTD) is a vibrant network formed by The Industrial Commons and “fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing...
Customer Spotlight: Oliver Russell

Customer Spotlight: Oliver Russell

by Emily Stasiak | Oct 4, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Customer Spotlight, Our Community, Our Customers, Retail, Sustainability

Our October Customer Spotlight goes to a very special B Corp! In the realm of branding and social responsibility, this company stands out as a trailblazer and a true inspiration – Oliver Russell. Founded by Russ Stoddard in 1991, Oliver Russell started out as a...
Seeds of Change: Brown Family Farms’ Evolution in Hemp

Seeds of Change: Brown Family Farms’ Evolution in Hemp

by Emily Stasiak | Sep 19, 2023 | Our Community, Sustainability

TS Designs has been a supporter of the use of hemp in the textiles industry for years, and we are finally getting to dig into this venture. Established in 1865 in Henderson, NC, Brown Family Farms stood as a testament to agricultural legacy, initially rooted in...
Customer Spotlight: Ran-Lew Dairy

Customer Spotlight: Ran-Lew Dairy

by Ilsa Spaan | Aug 24, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Customer Spotlight, Our Community, Our Customers, Sustainability

Randy Lewis and Eric Henry holding up a sample of his shirt with the TS Designs Marketing Team (Emily, Ilsa, Courtney)… and Lovely! “I am not famous. I am infamous.” We spent a hot day at Ran-Lew Dairy talking with farmer Randy Lewis. He is well...
Driving Sustainability: A Glimpse into Our Initiatives Benefitting People + Planet

Driving Sustainability: A Glimpse into Our Initiatives Benefitting People + Planet

by Julie J. Novara | Aug 3, 2023 | Energy, In the Garden, Our Community, REHANCE, Sustainability

People. Planet. Profit. Looking through the triple bottom line lens drives our journey as we continue to ask ourselves how we can improve our impact to people and the planet. Here are a few ways we are improving our impact: Our Business Initiatives   B...
Customer Spotlight: Saxapahaw General Store

Customer Spotlight: Saxapahaw General Store

by Emily Stasiak | Jul 28, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Customer Spotlight, Our Community, Our Customers, Sustainability, Transparency

Our August “Customer Spotlight” is awarded to the one and only Saxapahaw General Store, also known as ‘Your local five-star gas station.” Opened in 2008 by Jeff Barney and Cameron Ratliff, this general store has become a staple location in...
Radical Transparency Starts Here

Radical Transparency Starts Here

by Ilsa Spaan | Apr 27, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Our Community, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transparency

Today, overseas manufacturing operations make up 98% of the clothing we purchase here in the United States. In this situation, it’s difficult to learn anything about where our clothes come from, and difficult to exercise our buying power to influence the market. We...
Putting the Farmer First: A guide to buying cotton directly from the farmer

Putting the Farmer First: A guide to buying cotton directly from the farmer

by Adam Lynch | Sep 2, 2022 | Publications

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Hemp White Paper

Hemp White Paper

by Adam Lynch | Jun 20, 2022 | Publications

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A Toolkit for Fibersheds and Brands

A Toolkit for Fibersheds and Brands

by Adam Lynch | Jun 20, 2022 | Publications

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