A professional who tends machine that flattens pile of fabrics preparatory to dyeing or printing or to raise, soften, and fluff pile after wet-finishing processes. Respnsibilities include:

• Positions truck of material at entry end of machine and sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.
• Presses button to set carding or brushing rollers according to finish specified.
• Starts machine and observes flow of cloth through machine to detect wrinkles, holes, and cloth seams.
• Smooths wrinkles by hand.
• Moves lever to lower cloth from rollers as holes and seams pass through machine.
• Doffs cloth from swing-folding attachment. May tend machine arranged in tandem with other finishing equipment.