Connecting the Threads of Carolina’s Textile Community
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Hemp White Paper
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A Toolkit for Fibersheds and Brands
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Is Commodity Pricing the Best Model We Can Give Cotton Farmers?
Download White PaperThe Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast – How (& Why) to Build a Local Dirt-to-Shirt Supply Chain
In a post-pandemic world, what’s the value of a dirt-to-shirt supply chain? Eric Henry, President of TS Designs, believes that now, more than ever, businesses need to take an increasingly holistic view of their responsibility to the planet and society as a...