A professional who tends machine that brushes foreign matter, such as lint, strings, and loose fibers from cloth. Respnsibilities include:

• Pins or sews end of cloth to leader.
• Turns screws to adjust cloth tension and pressure of brushes.
• Starts machine and observes operation to detect incomplete cleaning.
• Cleans and oils machine.
• May tend brushing machine with steaming attachment that sets cloth nap.