SECOND QUARTER 2026  27
NO. 105
B U L L E T I N
By DLI Staff 
Training Plan, Part 5
Silk Finisher & Wool Finisher
Job Title: Silk Finisher
Job Description: 
•  Operates steam and vacuum presses, also steam and air form finishers.
•  Presses, reshapes, and restores dresses, blouses, and skirts; from 
wetcleaning and drycleaning.
•  May operate two or more machines designed to reshape or press 
particular parts or types of garments.
•  Replaces some types of pleats.
•  Operates hand iron and board in order to touch-up, press and reshape 
drycleaned or wetcleaned garments.  
•  Checks the condition of the padding on equipment.
•  Clean equipment and work area.
•  Replenishes supplies.
  Hours of training: 480 – 640      
Introduction to equipment
SUBJECT OR OPERATION
Equipment literature 
DLI Bulletins: Fabrics & Fashions 
series
DLI Self Study Courses: Fibers 
& Fabrics; Drycleaning Finishing 
Procedures
•  Explain general use of equipment.
•  Explain the importance and use of machine settings (timers, pressure, etc.).
•  Explain precautions to be observed in operation and safety or 
emergency features.
•  Explain the necessity of keeping equipment clean at all times. 
•  Show how equipment operates.
•  Trainee should learn to recognize fabrics and accessories that require 
special care of handling in finishing. 
•  Teach the proper iron temperatures for the various fabrics.
•  Show examples of items that were damaged in finishing. (Flattened 
corduroy, broken buttons, seam impressions, etc.)
SUGGESTIONS
STUDY MATERIAL
Care and operation of 
equipment
Fabrics
Editor’s Note: This series offers a systematic training program for the various jobs in a drycleaning business. The chart below describes the previous installments in this series.
MM 91: A Standardized Training Plan 
Improves Efficiency, Quality, and Retention
MM 93: Job Descriptions, Part 2
MM 101: Training Plan, Part 4
MM 98: Training Plan, Part 3
BULLETIN
Introduction, Customer Service Representative
Tagger/Detailer, Drycleaner
Launderer & Shirt Finisher
Stain Removal Technician, Wetcleaner
Q1 2025
Q2 2025
Q1 2026
Q4 2025
TOPICS
ISSUE

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