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 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 Weaving.
Weaving is a common fabric production technique that is still very common today. The process uses two sets of yarns that are interlaced at right angles, sort of like longitude and latitude on a map. It’s also one of the oldest fabric-making techniques, dating back to at least 6,000 BC
Meet the Makers of Your Shirt!

Thurman Burleson & Sons Farm
Cotton Farm
Contact | Ronnie Burleson |
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wegrowcotton@hotmail.com | |
Phone | 704.982.5066 |
Location | 34 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
Contact | Wes Morgan |
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wes@rollinghillsgin.com | |
Phone | 704.984.6800 |
Website | click here |
Location | Rolling 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
Employees | 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.

Professional Knitting Inc
Fabric Knitter
Employees | 100 |
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Contact | Karen Curtis |
proknit2@carolina.rr.com | |
Phone | 803.222.2662 |
Location | 1203 Old North Main St, Clover, SC, United States |

MoCaro Dyeing and Finishing
Fabric Finisher
Contact | Kenny Hoyle |
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lineberger@mocaro.com | |
Phone | 704.878.6645 |
Website | click here |
Location | 2201 Mocaro Drive, Statesville, NC, United States |
MoCaro Dyeing and Finishing was started in 1992, and specializes in finishing circular knit fabrics, from standard cotton to specialized flame retardant or infrared blocking materials.
One of 5 owners of MoCaro, Kenny spends most of his time managing the manufacturing floor.

Carolina Cotton Works
Fabric Finisher
Employees | 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 |

Eagle Sportswear
Cut / Sew
Contact | Brian Morrell |
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bwmorrell@yahoo.com | |
Phone | 252.235.4082 |
Website | click here |
Location | 10447 S Nash St, Middlesex, NC, United States |
Mortex Apparel was founded in 1984 by Ed Morrell, Brian’s father. It caters largely to the college market, delivering a quality product quickly and efficiently.
In 2005, Ed and Brian took a leap of faith and began working with TS Designs on its then-experimental organic cotton project, what has now become TSD’s flagship product: the TSD Organic t-shirt line.
Since then, TSD and Mortex have become partners in their sustainable mission, including Cotton of the Carolinas.

Hemingway Apparel
Cut / Sew
Employees | 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 / Dye
Employees | 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.