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 B2C 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...
Reshoring the Textile Supply Chain is Easier Said Than Done
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...
TS Designs Featured on Green Business Network
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...
PODCAST: Eric Henry on ‘Good People’ with Kelsey Timmerman
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...
Apparel Manufacturers Hit Hard in Crisis
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...