Chapter 12, Section 3

1. Chapter 12, Section 3

2. Use a flatwork iron for: • Sheets • Pillowcases • Tablecloths • Slightly damp napkins

3. Iron Laundry by Hand • Set the temperature of the iron to match the type of fabric. • Spread the item on the ironing board. • Use your hand to smooth out the wrinkles. • Move the iron back and forth several times over the fabric until the wrinkles are gone.

4. Iron: Too Cool or Too Hot? • Produces rough finish= too cool • Scorches the fabric= too hot • Sticks to the fabric= too hot • Drags on the fabric= too cool

5. Folding Equipment: What speed is right for my item? • Sheets 60-120 ft/min • Pillowcases 30-75 ft/min • Table Linens 30-60 ft/min

6. Why is it important to properly pace washing and drying with linen folding? • Washing and drying items faster than they can be folded leads to unnecessary wrinkling and resoiling.

7. Section 12.3 Quiz • Suppose a laundry attendant is ironing a uniform by hand. What would happen if he set the temperature of the iron at a setting that was too cool for the uniform’s fabric? • The iron would not produce a smooth finish • The iron would automatically shut off • The iron would scorch the fabric

8. Section 12.3 2. When laundry attendants fold sheets using mechanical linen mechanical linen folding equipment, they set the folding speed to: • 30-75 feet per minute • 60-120 feet per minute • 40-65 feet per minute

9. Section 12.3 Quiz 3. When ironing linens such as sheets and tablecloths, laundry attendants use a _____ iron. 4. If laundry attendants _____ and _____ linens faster than they can be folded, the linens will become unnecessarily wrinkled. 5. Laundry attendant can produce a finished folded product for stacking by using special equipment, such as an _____ ____ and crossfold equipment.