A professional who tends machine that breaks up and softens size, and imparts brushed effect to surface of fabric. Respnsibilities include:

• Pushes truck or roll of cloth into feeding position and sews end to leader cloth, using portable sewing machine.
• Turns valve to admit steam into drying can. Starts machine that passes cloth around drying can to break up and soften size in fabric, and between emery rollers that abrade surface of fabric to impart brushed effect.
• Positions handtruck to receive cloth from swing-folding attachment.