Luke Cowles - President
“Some little-known facts about myself. I've hiked the Grand Canyon, flown planes, ran heavy equipment, sung in chorale societies and played keyboard for musicals like High School Musical and Wizard of Oz.”
ee@junct.com
Annie Cowles- Project Management and Brand Support
“One of my most memorable travel moments was when I told Canadian Border patrol that Luke wasn’t my father.”
acowles@eesewing.com
Ryan Kedrowski- Project Management Coordinator
“Home Cook, House Remodeler, Tesla Fan Boy, 3 Handicap, my wife & kids are also OK.”
ryaneesewing@gmail.com
Julie Dean- Field Services Coordinator
“From ziplining to parasailing I enjoy a great adventure, but my greatest adventure has been raising two amazing young adults. From a State Championship football player and trainer to showing goats in FFA, then college and now starting new careers. It looks like it’s time for me to go skydiving!”
jdean@eesewing.com
Sarah Sorenson Cowles - Project Management
“blah blah blah. Okay I’ll participate. We love kids. My husband is a children’s minister and I volunteer wherever needed. Most exciting thing I ever did for (or to) my dad? Pulling the fire alarm in a convention center. I was four.”
ssorenson@eesewing.com
Pam Woods - Inside Sales
“My husband Randy and I successfully blended and raised a family with 5 kids. Only twice did we forget one of them… by accident. My best advice is to take one bite at a time!”
pwoods@eesewing.com
Doug Taylor - Roller Shade Specialist
“I met my wife on a blind date. We were engaged three days later and married in seven months.”
dtaylor@eesewing.com
Audra McElroy - Project Management
“I have travelled to Belize and ziplined through the rainforest. All that still does not compare to my home on the prairie!”
amcelroy@eesewing.com
Meet Our Founders
While Ernest and Effie are no longer with us, they certainly are in spirit and deed.
A Third-Generation Company Focused On Growth
When we see a beautiful building or a classic car it’s easy to overlook the thousands of people, experiences and efforts that came before and combined to produce something special. It is this way with EE Sewing. When did we begin? Officially in May of 1997. But truly? Who knows?
It may have begun with Ernest Cowles (one of the “E”s in EE Sewing) when he began working at McDonnell Douglas aircraft division in Tulsa in the late 1950s. Or maybe when Ernest was on one of the many engineering teams making components for the Apollo Lunar Lander in the 1960s. Or maybe when he was working in quality control at American Airlines for landing gears, brakes and jet engines. Oh, and the second “E”? Her name was Effie. She played a pivotal role in what EE Sewing is today.
Effie, ever energetic, eager to learn and live began working for Fabricut in Pryor, Oklahoma in 1973. (At this time both founders, Joe Finer and Harry Gutterman were active at Fabricut.) Effie began working, as a way, to get out of the house and have some “mad” money.
But where Effie started was not where she ended up. Effie went on to be a production manager/supervisor for finished product and to forge relationships that would last for decades.
Then in 1996 as Fabricut began winding down their own finished product division EE Sewing was born. So, in May of 1997 Ernest and Effie (EE Sewing) began producing top treatments for Fabricut. Ernest and Effie’s drive, obsession with excellence and love for production along with Fabricut’s extensive market presence and product offerings was a hit! EE Sewing began to grow. And grow it did, to the point in 1997 the phone rang in Indiana at their son Luke’s home. The cottage retirement business was more than Ernest and Effie envisioned and did Luke wish to join? Luke did!
From that moment until now EE Sewing has grown steadily and is now a supplier to the world’s premier hospitality companies offering a full range of window treatments, on staff field services and bedding options. While Ernest and Effie are no longer with us, they certainly are in spirit and deed.
What they began is being propelled into the 21st century not only by their son Luke, but also their granddaughters Sarah Cowles Sorenson and Annie Cowles. We remember the past; we live in the present and we dream for the future.
High Quality Window Treatments
A Heritage of Excellence
