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Why Buyers and Brands Should Rethink the Way We Pay Cotton Farmers

by Julie J. Novara | Oct 18, 2021 | Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transparency

In a multi-billion-dollar global industry, farmers have become invisible. Though they’re essential to every aspect of our daily lives — from food to clothing—they’re often forgotten. Sowing their seeds, hoping for rain (but not too much). Waiting for harvest, and then...

Upcyled T-Shirt Ideas to Help You Go Plastic-Free

by Courtney Lockemer | Jul 7, 2021 | Sustainability

This month is Plastic Free July, part of a global movement to reduce plastic use—so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and communities. At TS Designs, we’re well aware of the damage plastics do to the environment and our health. Microfibers released from polyester...

Pandemic Gives Pause for Reimagining Supply Chains

by Julie J. Novara | May 12, 2020 | News, Our Community, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Image: Paige Green Photography We invite you to think with us for a moment about what our communities will look like when the 2020 pandemic has passed, face mask sales have dwindled, and we have the opportunity to shift our focus back to building local supply chains...

A Snapshot of the Current Fashion Industry Landscape

by Julie J. Novara | Apr 28, 2020 | News, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Here’s a snapshot of the current landscape of the fashion industry from our friends at universities around the world and at Parsons School of Design in New York… The fashion industry is facing increasing global scrutiny of its environmentally polluting...

REHANCE – Powerful Printing for the Environmentally Conscious

by Julie J. Novara | Apr 13, 2020 | REHANCE, Sustainability, T-Shirt Options

Environmentally conscious customers love the REHANCE process we provide on all our t-shirts. It’s a higher quality, eco-friendly alternative to traditional t-shirt printing methods, and it’s unique to TS Designs. Let’s talk shop for a minute. Traditional...

Challenges and Solutions for NC’s Farming Industry

by Julie J. Novara | Mar 10, 2020 | Supply Chain, Sustainability

Farmers and agriculture are the backbone of our state, but the farming industry is the most financially and emotionally challenged sector in North Carolina. Farm Bureau reported that in the 12 months leading up to September, 2019, 18 farms filed Chapter 12...