Red Land Cotton co-founder Mark Yeager introduces his daughter and fellow co-founder Anna Brakefield during the Southern Textile Association / Fiber Buyers Joint Annual Meeting at June 26, 2023 at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Brakefield discussed how the company was formed seven years ago, at which time Red Land began building a U.S. textile supply chain, finding early partners in Parkdale, Hamrick Mills, Yates Bleachery and Cotton Incorporated. Moulton, Ala.-based Red Land Cotton makes heirloom cotton bedding and towels made from cotton grown and sewn in the South.
Yeager, who owns and operates a cotton farm, decided to create the company with Brakefield after feeling frustrated over seeing textiles being imported at an unrealistically low price, his daughter said. All of its products contain cotton grown on its farm. The company recently entered a partnership with Banana Republic.
More than 100 members from various parts of the textile supply chain were on hand for the event. The 115-year-old STA boasts a membership of nearly 500 professionals throughout the U.S. textile supply chain. The association meets seven times a year in the Carolinas for networking and educational sessions and, at $100 per year to become a member, it’s the “best deal in town,” said STA President Cameron Hamrick, president of Hamrick Mills.
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