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Thurman Burleson & Sons Farm - Cotton Farm

Rolling Hills Gin - Cotton Gin

Hill Spinning - Yarn Spinner

Contempora Fabrics - Fabric Knitter

Carolina Cotton Works - Fabric Finisher

Granite Knitwear - Cut / Sew

TS Designs - Print / Dye

This Supply Chain Makes Products for

TS Designs uses this supply chain to produce t-shirts for custom print and dye customers nationwide. You can request a quote for your own custom printed t-shirts at tsdesigns.com.

Key Info About Your Shirt

Travels Only

Miles Dirt-to-Shirt

(as the crow flies)

Made From

cotton

grown in the Carolinas

Your shirt was made from 100% cotton grown in Wadesboro, NC.

This supply chain is designed to provide locally-produced apparel with the smallest transportation footprint possible, grown and made entirely in the Carolinas.

Your Supply Chain's Name

WYC supply chains are named after innovations in textile manufacturing throughout history. This supply chain's name is Loom.

A loom is a device used to weave yarn into fabric. The loom holds the vertical -or “warp” – threads under tension to make it easier to interweave the horizontal – or “weft” – threads quickly. It’s unknown when the loom was invented, but it has been in use for thousands of years.

Meet the Makers of Your Shirt!

Thurman Burleson & Sons Farm

Cotton Farm
ContactRonnie Burleson
Emailwegrowcotton@hotmail.com
Phone704.982.5066
Location34 Chewning Road, Wadesboro, NC, United States

A 3rd generation farmer, Ronnie owns Thurman Burleson & Sons Farm along with his brother Dennis, son Andrew, and nephew Aaron.

Ronnie continues his father’s cutting edge farming techniques and practices; he and his family were the first to bring cotton back to the Piedmont region in 1991, having left the area 40+ years before because of the boll weevil.

Of the 3400 acres that make up Ronnie’s farm, 2000 of it is cotton, the rest a mix of corn and soybeans.

Rolling Hills Gin

Cotton Gin
ContactWes Morgan
Emailwes@rollinghillsgin.com
Phone704.984.6800
Websiteclick here
LocationRolling Hills Gin, 29107 Kendalls Church Road, New London, NC, United States

After the resurgence of cotton in the Piedmont region of NC, started by his uncle Ronnie Burleson, Wes and 4 branches of his family pooled their resources and created Rolling Hills Gin in 1996 to fill the need for local farmers.

Because ginning is only performed during the harvest months, only 4 people are employed fulltime at Rolling Hills, including Wes. The rest of the employees work from October through December, but do so 12 hours/day, 6 days a week minimum.

Hill Spinning

Yarn Spinner
Employees40
ContactMark Leonard
Emailleonja3@aol.com
Phone336.472.7908
Websiteclick here
LocationHill Spinning Mill, 602 Davidson Street, Thomasville, NC, United States

Hill Spinning is a family owned and operated spinning mill that specializes in spinning cotton yarn. Hill’s operational philosophy is simple but effective: buy good cotton and don’t screw it up.

Mark Leonard is a 3rd generation owner of Hill. He believes in a slow, paced, deliberate approach to cleaning and spinning, which produces a high quality, even, strong, but still very soft yarn.

Contempora Fabrics

Fabric Knitter
ContactRon Roach
Emailrroach@contemporafabrics.com
Phone910.738.7131
Websiteclick here
LocationContempora Fabrics Inc, 351 Contempora Drive, Lumberton, NC, United States

Contempora Fabrics was founded in 1972 by Lacy C. Nance. In 1984, the company transitioned to 40% employee-owned via an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), then went 100% ESOP in 1988.

Contempora considers its 150 owners/employees its most important asset, and attributes its growth to its highly skilled workforce and modern equipment.

Carolina Cotton Works

Fabric Finisher
Employees180
ContactStacey Bridges
Emailsbridges@carolinacotton.com
Phone864.488.2824
Websiteclick here
LocationCarolina Cotton Works Inc, 14 Commerce Drive, Gaffney, SC, United States

Granite Knitwear

Cut / Sew
ContactMike Jones
Emailmikejonea2@yahoo.com
Phone704.279.2651
Websiteclick here
Location805 South Salisbury Avenue, Salisbury, NC, United States

Granite Knitwear is a three-generation, family-owned business founded in 1968 by Frank and Mary Jones. Granite grew steadily until the 90s, when the advent of NAFTA and GATT caused the company to shift its focus to smaller, private label customers like Cotton of the Carolinas.

TS Designs

Print / Dye
Employees22
ContactEric Henry
Emaileric@tsdesigns.com
Phone336.229.6426
Websiteclick here
LocationTS Designs, 2053 Willow Springs Lane, Burlington, NC, United States

TS Designs is a screen printing business founded in 1977 by Tom Sineath.

Once catering to the big apparel brands (Nike, Tommy, Polo, GAP, etc.), TS Designs changed its business model and mission after seeing the destructive effects of NAFTA and globalization on its industry.

TSD now provides unique, American-made printed t-shirts, including Cotton of the Carolinas, a shirt grown and made entirely in North and South Carolina.