A professional who tests cloth sample to determine potential shrinkage of sample in order to establish shrinking machine settings, and to verify effectiveness of shrinking process. Respnsibilities include:

• Marks cloth sample at measured intervals, using template.
• Loads samples into washing drum and adds detergents.
• Starts machine that automatically washes and rinses samples and extracts excess water.
• Removes samples from machine at end of washing cycle and presses samples, using flatbed ironer.
• Measures distance between markings on cloth, using yardstick, and computes average shrinkage of length and width.
• Converts amount of shrinkage into machine settings, using conversion tables.
• Records measurements, cloth lot and style number, and machine settings on work ticket for use by cloth-shrinking-machine operator.
• Cuts samples from cloth after shrinking and tests cloth to verify that material meets shrinkage specifications.