These are the supply chain members for TS Designs' Cotton of the Carolinas Harvest 2010 (aka H1101). The shirts made from this supply chain travel less than 700 miles from dirt to printed t-shirt! Check out cottonofthecarolinas.com for more info.
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RonnieBurleson - Thurman Burleson & Sons Farm:
A 3rd generation farmer, Ronnie owns Thurman Burleson & SonsFarm along with his brother Dennis, son Andrew, and nephew Aaron.
Ronnie continues his father’s cutting edge farming techniques andpractices; he and his family were the first to bring cotton back to thePiedmont region in 1991, having left the area 40+ years before because of theboll weevil.
Of the 3400 acres that make up Ronnie’s farm, 2000 of it iscotton, the rest a mix of corn and soybeans.
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Location:
28838 Kendalls Church Road
Richfield, NC 28137
Contact:
704.982.5066
Wes Morgan -Rolling Hills Gin, LLC:
After the resurgence of cotton in the Piedmont region of NC,started by his uncle Ronnie Burleson, Wes and 4 branches of his family pooledtheir resources and created Rolling Hills Gin in 1996 to fill the need forlocal farmers.
Because ginning is only performed during the harvest months, only4 people are employed fulltime at Rolling Hills, including Wes. The rest of theemployees work from October through December, but do so 12 hours/day, 6 days aweek minimum.
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Location:
29107 Kendalls Road
New London, NC 28127
Contact:
704.984.6800
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Mark Leonard- Hill Spinning:
Hill Spinning is a family owned and operated spinning mill thatspecializes in spinning cotton yarn. Hill's operational philosophy is simplebut effective: buy good cotton and don't screw it up.
Mark Leonard is a 3rd generation owner of Hill. He believes in aslow, paced, deliberate approach to cleaning and spinning, which produces ahigh quality, even, strong, but still very soft yarn.
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Location:
602 Davidson Street
Thomasville, NC 27360
Contact:
336.472.7908
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BrianMorrell - Mortex Apparel:
Mortex Apparel was founded in 1984 by Ed Morrell, Brian’s father.It caters largely to the college market, delivering a quality product quicklyand efficiently.
In 2005, Ed and Brian took a leap of faith and began working withTS Designs on its then-experimental organic cotton project, what has now becomeTSD’s flagship product: the TSD Organic t-shirtline.
Since then, TSD and Mortex have become partners in theirsustainable mission, including Cotton of the Carolinas.
Roles Performed:
Location:
Contact:
252.235.4082 x200
Website:
Kenny Hoyle- MoCaro Dyeing and Finishing:
MoCaro Dyeing and Finishing was started in 1992, and specializesin finishing circular knit fabrics, from standard cotton to specialized flameretardant or infrared blocking materials.
One of 5 owners of MoCaro, Kenny spends most of his time managingthe manufacturing floor.
Role Performed:
Years Active in CotC:
2008
Location:
2201 Mocaro Drive
Statesville, NC 28677
Contact:
704.878.6645
BrianMorrell - Mortex Apparel:
Mortex Apparel was founded in 1984 by Ed Morrell, Brian’s father.It caters largely to the college market, delivering a quality product quicklyand efficiently.
In 2005, Ed and Brian took a leap of faith and began working withTS Designs on its then-experimental organic cotton project, what has now becomeTSD’s flagship product: the TSD Organic t-shirtline.
Since then, TSD and Mortex have become partners in theirsustainable mission, including Cotton of the Carolinas.
Roles Performed:
Location:
4251 Wendell Blvd
Wendell, NC 27591
Contact:
252.235.4082 x200
Website:
BrianMorrell - Mortex Apparel:
Mortex Apparel was founded in 1984 by Ed Morrell, Brian’s father.It caters largely to the college market, delivering a quality product quicklyand efficiently.
In 2005, Ed and Brian took a leap of faith and began working withTS Designs on its then-experimental organic cotton project, what has now becomeTSD’s flagship product: the TSD Organic t-shirtline.
Since then, TSD and Mortex have become partners in theirsustainable mission, including Cotton of the Carolinas.
Roles Performed:
Location:
Contact:
252.235.4082 x200
Website:
Eric Henryand Tom Sineath - TS Designs:
TS Designs is a screen printing business founded in 1977 by TomSineath.
Once catering to the big apparel brands (Nike, Tommy, Polo, GAP,etc.), TS Designs changed its business model and mission after seeing thedestructive effects of NAFTA and globalization on its industry.
TSD now prints organic cotton, made-in-the-US t-shirts as itsflagship product.
Roles Performed:
Location:
2053 Willow Springs Lane
Burlington, NC 27215
Contact:
336.229.6426 x201(Eric) x243(Tom)
eric@tsdesigns.com / tom@tsdesigns.com
Website:
Eric Henryand Tom Sineath - TS Designs:
TS Designs is a screen printing business founded in 1977 by TomSineath.
Once catering to the big apparel brands (Nike, Tommy, Polo, GAP,etc.), TS Designs changed its business model and mission after seeing thedestructive effects of NAFTA and globalization on its industry.
TSD now prints organic cotton, made-in-the-US t-shirts as itsflagship product.
Roles Performed:
Location:
Contact:
336.229.6426 x201(Eric) x243(Tom)
eric@tsdesigns.com / tom@tsdesigns.com
Website: