How do they match: Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

  • Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

  • Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

  • Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as tape measures and micrometers.
  • Finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry-cleaned and laundered articles, using hand irons.
  • Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
  • Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
  • Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.
  • Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.