ABOUT
US
The following story is a feature article
written by my daughter, Jasmine, for a writing class she took
in 2004. It tells you more about our business.
If you visited Amy Ringger, a seamstress who lives 1 ¼
miles from her mailbox, in the country in Texas, she would
probably greet you with a tape measure hanging around her
neck. And if you stayed long enough, you might leave with an
item of clothing under your arm.
Amy Ringger conducts her sewing business in the living room
of the 720 sq. ft. cabin that she, her husband Dale, and their
six children live in since they moved there a month ago. Her
hours are sporadic, though she usually sews in the middle of
the week. The employees, her six children, ages 5-15, are
employed whenever they're needed, the younger ones doing
things like cleaning the sewing machine and working spaces.
A website, Ringgerclothing.com, does the advertising, and
she ships her clothing by mail unless the customers are local.
The style of dress or skirt she enjoys sewing the most is the
A-line skirt, but her favorite things to sew are baby clothes,
especially for baby girls.
She makes clothing to fit people according to their
measurements, so most of the garments are not already sewn,
although some customers buy outfits that are already completed
which are pictured on the website.
Amy's mother, and great grandmother sewed, so she had an
interest in the art from an early age. The first thing she
ever sewed, (and the favorite), when she was nine years old,
was a blue, red, and cream colored skirt with flowers. When
asked why she started sewing for other people, she explains,
"I decided that I wanted to earn money doing something I
enjoyed doing." Her mom helped her learn, and though she
started her own business at age
sixteen, she also gained
experience doing pattern design in a bridal shop for several
months. Amy hopes and plans to continue her sewing business
for a long while yet, even when she gets old!
Update from Amy, March 2005: We have now
moved out of our temporary cabin and into a bigger house so we
have more room for sewing and other projects.

Dale and Amy Ringger
and
Family
Our church:
Apostolic Christian Church
If you are interested in knowing about our church, you may
find information on the following website:
Apostolic Christian Church
Customer Comments for
Ringger Clothing
From
Shera in NH -- "The dresses are absolutely beautiful! You did
a wonderful job! We LOVE them! Thank You so much! I'll try to
get a photo of them at some point. I didn't iron them yet - we
were so excited we pulled them out of the package and tried
them on! They fit very nicely."
From
RaShell in UT -- "We received the jumper in the mail today. It
is so cute! I really like it!"
"Thank
you again for the knit dress. It has been declared
Hannah's "favorite!""
From Molly in TX -- "I really like the ease of the knit
fabrics for the little girls."
From
Michaele in NY -- "You should have seen the smiles on the
girl's faces! You do really nice work! Everything fit
perfectly and looked beautiful! It warmed my heart to see them
in things made for their size."
2nd order
-- "It's always a lot of fun to open your packages. It's a
pleasure buying from you! Thanks!
From
Denise in CA - "I received the nightgowns, washed them, and we
wore them for the first time last night. Thank you so much!
They are everything I wanted and more. The bows are a
beautiful touch. They fit nicely and are very
comfortable."
From
Heidi in WI -- "The jumper arrived, absolutely beautiful, on
Monday. Lissa wore it yesterday already - she absolutely LOVES
it and so do I. Thank you so much!"
From
Vicki in TX - "We received my daughters jumper today! Thank
you so much for your prompt and professional service! We love
it and it fits perfectly, length and all. Thanks again and we
will definitely be ordering again soon!"
Vickie's
2nd order -- "The dress arrived today! She tried it on and it
fits perfectly! We love it! She is very pleased and so am I.
God Bless!"
From Drue--"I can not even begin to describe what
Kaitlyn was like when she saw it...you certainly made my
year and Kaitlyn's world much happier. She has not had
the dress (prairie costume) off except to go to school
and bed. The outfit is truly outstanding!"
From Jennifer in Texas--"We got our package
today! The girls are so excited!!
Everything is beautiful. Thank you so much for
getting them to us so quickly.
I will remember you and recommend you to others.
Thanks,"