Finishing seminar comes to Waukesha
On Saturday, March 20, the Wisconsin
Fabricare Institute and
the International Fabricare Institute will co-sponsor a
hands-on educational training session for cleaners who want to
improve the quality of their finishing.
The seminar will run from 8:30 a.m. until
4:30 p.m. at Klinke Cleaners in Waukesha, WI, located in
Westbrook Shopping Center at 2110 E. Moreland Blvd.
New time-saving finishing techniques will
be covered, demonstrating ways to improve finishing quality by
avoiding problems like double creasing, seam impressions and
swirl marks on rayon pants.
Cost to attend is $69 for the first member
from each plant and $59 for additional members. Lunch will be
provided.
For more information, call IFI’s
Education Department at (800) 638-2627, ext. 144.
Free program in 2-day expo at Firbimatic
EcoDry of America/Firbimatic, Haiges
Machinery Inc., and R.R. Street & Co. Inc. will sponsor
live demonstrations, featuring Kenney Slatten, of hydrocarbon
cleaning and spotting techniques on April 2 and 3.
Factory-trained personnel will be on hand
to demonstrate hydrocarbon machine operation and maintenance
procedures.
The event will run from noon to 7 p.m each
day. The Cleaning Expo will be held at Firbimatic, 11972-L Oak
Creek Parkway, Huntley, IL.
For more information, call (847) 515-2345.
Two-day suede and leather class coming in
March
Cleaners seeking to learn more about
professional suede and leather handling procedures will have an
opportunity on Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, in
Willowbrook, IL.
Kirk’s
Suede-Life will host a
class at its cleaning school, located on 825 75th St., Suite H.
Students will participate in hands-on
instruction, focussing on topics such as how to properly accept
garments at your counter and how to recognize and treat problem
garments.
Other topics include: how leather and
suede are tanned; identification and treatment methods for all
garments; proper cleaning procedures featuring wet processing;
pressing and steam/air finishing methods; safe and effective
pre-spotting methods; and spray recoloring procedures.
The class will look at all aspects of
professional processing, including how to increase your
business and how to sell your service.
The school begins at 7:30 a.m. on both
days. Attendees may bring up to six garments with them for
processing.
Registration costs $195 per plant, which
includes up to three people from each plant.
In addition to the class tuition,
attendees will require room accommodations at the nearby
Holiday Inn in Willowbrook, located at 7800 S. Kingery Highway,
Route 83. The room rate is $74 per night, not including tax. To
make reservations, call (630) 323-1537.
For more information, contact Kirk’s
Suede-Life at (800) 447-5475.
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