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 CarolinasYour shirt was made from 100% cotton grown in Elloree, SC and Cameron, SC.
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 Purl Stitch.
The purl stitch is a type of stitch used in knitting. Before it was invented, all knit fabric was in a tubular form that had to be cut open, whereas the purl stitch allows the knitting of flat panels. The first example of the purl stitch was found in a tomb in Toldeo, Spain in 1562.
Meet the Makers of Your Shirt!
Cotton Lane Farms
Cotton FarmContact | Hugh McLaurin |
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hughiii6@aol.com | |
Phone | 803.608.9599 |
Location | 2518 Cleveland St, Elloree, SC, United States |
Richard Carson and William Farm
Cotton FarmContact | Richard Carson |
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Phone | 803.664.4115 |
Location | 696 Lone Star Road, Cameron, SC, United States |
Strock Farm Partnership
Cotton FarmContact | Calvin Strock |
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Phone | 803.707.9718 |
Location | 907 Midway Road, Elloree, SC, United States |
Elloree Gin
Cotton GinPhone | 803.897.2141 |
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Location | 251 Snider Street, Elloree, SC, United States |
Hill Spinning
Yarn SpinnerEmployees | 40 |
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Contact | Mark Leonard |
leonja3@aol.com | |
Phone | 336.472.7908 |
Website | click here |
Location | Hill 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 KnitterContact | Ron Roach |
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rroach@contemporafabrics.com | |
Phone | 910.738.7131 |
Website | click here |
Location | Contempora 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 FinisherEmployees | 180 |
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Contact | Stacey Bridges |
sbridges@carolinacotton.com | |
Phone | 864.488.2824 |
Website | click here |
Location | Carolina Cotton Works Inc, 14 Commerce Drive, Gaffney, SC, United States |
Hemingway Apparel
Cut / SewEmployees | 55 |
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Contact | Jack Marsh |
jmarsh@hemingwayapparel.com | |
Phone | 843.558.2525 |
Website | click here |
Location | Hemingway Apparel, 60 Apparel Drive, Hemingway, SC, United States |
TS Designs
Print / DyeEmployees | 22 |
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Contact | Eric Henry |
eric@tsdesigns.com | |
Phone | 336.229.6426 |
Website | click here |
Location | TS 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.