LINEN AND FABRIC
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2.1.1 2.1.1 INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION Linen and fabrics supply is important ensure the effectiveness
of a hotel’s operation. Without linen and fabric a hotel cannot provid service that we
lead to customer satisfaction. Linen and fabric involves hundred thousands of dollars. Housekeeping department’s responsibility to protect this
investment. This responsibility involves proper selection of linen and using
proper procedurs for linen and fabric handling.
WHAT IS LINEN and WHAT IS LINEN and fabric?fabric?
Linen is normally known as cloth or thread made of Flax. Flax is a plant of natural fiber (cellulose fiber). The another meaning for linens is widely use in hospitality
context,which is household article made of cloth. Fabrics are material made usually by weaving or knitting
fibers.
HOW TO CHOOSE HOW TO CHOOSE LINENS?LINENS?
To choose linens,we must understand that every attribute of the products affects the QUALITY and PRICE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER: Fiber content Fabric quality Thread count and yarn count Type of weave Fabric finish Dyes and printing quality Texture Size Reconizing quality Caring for fine linens
Types of linen and fabric Types of linen and fabric
The fibers that are most commonly used today can be divided into two categories:
o Natural fibers (vegetables and animal)o Man-made fibers(regenerated or synthetic)
NATURAL FIBERS
WOOL - The most commonly used wool comes from sheep. It can also be produced
from camel and rabbits. The most popular wool is produced from Merino and Crossbred sheep in Australia.
- Wool is extensively used in hotels although expensive. It used for carpets, blankets and upholstery.
- Wool does not flatten or crease easily and very elastic.- Wool easy to clean and fire resistant.- Often mixed with with other man-made fabric in 80/20 rations to make it more affordable.
SILK- Silk is the strongest of natural fibers and a very light fabric.
- Some of its usage in hotel include wall covering,cushion cover and bed sheets.
- Silk has a draping power – which means it retains shape and caresses the body. It also an elastic fabric.
- It is a very expensive and seldom used in hospitality except for luxury suites and apartments.
COTTON -Cotton comes from the cotton plant seed grown in India,USA,Egypt,West
Indies and China.
-Cotton is used for bed linen,table linen,towel and uniform.
-very absorbent,easily laundered and more resistant to bleaches and alkalis. Cotton is stronger when wet than dry.
-Nowdays a man-made fiber polyester is added to cotton to make it resistant to wrinkle.
- All cotton tend to shrink during the first few washings unless they have been pre-shrunk.
LINEN -Linen comes from the stalk of flax plant (a plant fiber
used especially for making ropes).
-Linen is hard-wearing and easily washed but requires careful finishing.
-Famous for making napkin and table linen.
-Good quality linen has a smooth appearance and cool to the touch.
-Linen can be easily dyed and the colour does not fade when wash.
MAN-MADE FIBRRESMAN-MADE FIBRRES
Made by regenereting(combining with other substance)
Synthetic(from chemicals)Man fibers are normally made from
some these substances: -wood pulp/cottion linters -Rubber -Oil by-products -Chemicals
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MAN-MADE also called as manufactured fabrics.
This fabrics start as liquid and their fibers are colored before they are woven into fabrics.
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LETS LOOK AT SOME OF THE POPULAR LETS LOOK AT SOME OF THE POPULAR MAN-MADEMAN-MADE ACETATE
-from cotton linters plus chemicals.
-look like silk but do not wear like silk.
-sensitive to nail,polish,nail polish remover and perfumes.
-strong when dry.
-in hotel,normally they use as a curtain and furnishing.
-should be washed in:
-warm water
-moderate drying
-lowest tmperature when ironing
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ACRYLIC -looks like wool and washable -made from chemicals -strong when wet and dry -hotel's blanket and carpet
normally from acrylic because they are cheap,do not shrink and and easily maintained
-should be iron with low heat or at times not should ironing at all
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POLYESTER -synthetic fiber -added to cotton and wool so it easily
to laundered -used in pillows,upholstery,bed linen
and table linen -not shrink or strecth and is very elastic -resistant to crease and can retain its
shape -polyester is versatile and important
man-made fabric.
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RAYON -made from wood pulp an cotton linters -looks like silk and has draping qualities -used for curtains and bedspreads -requires cool iron -strong,extremely absorbent and burn
easily in high temperature -wrinkled easily and will stretch when
wet and shrink when washed
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SPANDEX-made by mixture of rubber and
chemicals-very elastics fiber-streched many times its length and
spring back to original length-resistant to washing,perspiration and
heat-used in foundation garments: -swimming suit -hoseiery
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NYLON -made from chemicals -elastics,resilient,smooth,non-
absorbent and dry quickly. -used in hoisery,netting for bridal
veils,carpeting and socks -use a low temperature on the
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2.1.2 LABEL IDENTIFICATION AND LINEN CARE
• To assist consumers in getting proper information about clothing care.
• Requires manufactures and importers to attach care labels and giving full instruction for at least one satisfactory method for clothing care.
• The rule also requires that the manufacturer or importer possess, prior to sale.
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To be more specific, let’s look at the reason for putting label on fabrics.
a)Fabric no need to identification since we can read the label and understand the characteristics of the fabrics.
b)Fabric no need to complicate of sorting by type of fabrics and washing process will be easy.
c)Save time when trying to figure out the exact type of fabrics for quality, checking, washing and knowledge purposes.
d)Able to retain the white and coloured fabrics. This eventually will make them look whiter and brighter.
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WASHING SYMBOLSWASHING SYMBOLS
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TYPES OF STAINTYPES OF STAIN
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Alcoholic beverage Tar Tea
Blood Urine Cool Aid
Candy Pet food Blue
Crayon Vomit
Dye Mentholated
Grease Ice cream
Fresh fruit Softdrinks
Ink Butter
Iodine Candle wax
Lipstik Catsup
Nail polish Furniture polish
Oil Lemonade
Paint or vanish Stubborn spot vinyl
Rubber heel mark Makeup
Rust Mercurochrome
Shoe polish Paint - Latex
Alcoholic beverage stain -rub with a cloth dampened -detergent and warm water -rub with a different cloth with denatured
alcohol if the stain remainsBlood stain -mop or sponge -with clear and cold water -if the stain remains use the ammonia and
cold water
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Candy stains -rub with a cloth dampened -detergant and warm water -use steel wool instead of a cloth on “no wax” or
hard-surface floor -use powdered detergent and a plastic scrubbing
pad dampened with warm waterCrayon marks (on the floor) -rub it with a cloth containing toothpaste -toothpaste cannot work well on wallpaper or
porous surface
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Dye stains -rub with a cloth dampened -in a solution of one part chlorine bleach and
two parts water -the solution of chlorine bleach can hurt the
wood floor -do not let it soak Ink stains -rub with dampened cloth -warm water and detergent -if floor not hard surface,use ink remover
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Grease stains -use newspaper as much as possible,paper
towel or plastic spatula -rub with a cloth dampened in detergent and
warm water -use a concentrated commercial household
cleaner then rinse well -on wood and cork use a cloth that saturated
with dry cleaning fluid -stain for 5 minutes -wipe the area and wash with detergent &
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Fresh fruit stains -rub with dampened cloth in detergant and
warm water -if not work,and your floor resilient tile,wood or
cork -rub the stain with a cloth dampened that
contain of onetablespoon of oxcalic acid and pint of water
Iodine stains -rub with dampened cloth -in solution of ammonia and water
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-If not work,saturate the cloth in the solution and place it over the stain
- until stain is removedLipstick stains -rub with cloth dampened in detergent
and water -rub with steel wool dipped in water
and detergent -if the floor is hard surface,use a plastic
scouring pad instead of steel water
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Nail polish
-at resilient floor,rub with cloth dempened -in concentrated detergent solution or
scouring powder,water and plastic mesh -wood and cork -rub gently with steel wool -after stain removing,rinse the thoroughly,dry
completely -if floor finished has been removed,recoat
with appropriate finish or wax
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Oil stains -use as much newspaper,paper towel or plastic
spatula as possible -on resilient tile,use cloth dempened contain of
detergent and warm water -if it not work,use a concentrate commercial
household cleaner and rinse all -on wood and cork put a cloth saturated with dry
cleaning fluid on the stain -for 5 minutes -then,wipe area dry and wash with detergant & water -use formulated solvent with a soft,clean cloth for
stone
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Paint or varnish stains -on resilient tile,rub with cloth or plastic mesh
pad dipped in warm water and detergent -on wood and cork,rub lightly, with a cloth
dampened in a formulated paint remover -follow the directions so it will not damage the
permanent surface finish -on hard surface floor,scrub with a
concentrated solution of detergent and water
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Rubber heel mark -on vinyl resilient fooring -wash with detergent and water -rinse to remove any solvent residue or baking
soda -rub the heel mark with paste of baking soda and
water -don’t use to much water or the baking soda will
lose its abrasive quality -pencil eraser can remove them -if it not work,use acommercial concentrated
household cleaner that contain petroleum solvent or solvent-based cleaner
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Rust stains -use a commercial rust remover -made for different type of floor
Shoe polish stain -use scouring powder,water and plastic mesh
pad -on wood and cork,rub gently with steel wool -after stain removing,rinse the thoroughly,dry
completely -if floor finished has been removed,recoat
with appropriate finish or wax
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Stubborn spot and vinyl -a coat of wax or vinyl finish protct the foolr
from staining -highly colored liquids etc spill on the floor -protect against scratches -if sticky spots don’t come off in washing,rub
with a plastic mesh pad to loosen -don’tuse scouring powder -it will scratch the floor
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Tar -freeze it to brittleness with ice cube -then scraped it off with a plastic spatula -to remove stain,wipe with cloth dampened with a
dry cleaning solvent or formulated safety solvent Urine stains -rub with hot,damp cloth and scouring powder -for long and stubborn stain,use 10 to 1 dilution of
liquid bleach -rinse with clean water -bleach reaching the actual wood surface will
lighten or discolor the floor
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BED MAKING PROCEDURES
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