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DLI School graduates 387th drycleaning courses

Twelve students graduated the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s School of Drycleaning Technology’s Introduction to Drycleaning Course, March 24 to 28 and eight graduated DLI’s Advanced Drycleaning Course, March 31 to April 11. DLI’s introduction course consists of five days of in-person, hands-on instruction and the advanced course runs for 10 days.

Founded in 1927, DLI’s School of Drycleaning Technology has helped shape the careers of thousands of drycleaners worldwide. In these courses, students learned about: sorting loads for drycleaning; the science of drycleaning; fibers and their characteristics; fabric construction; cleaning silk, stain, and other fabrics; soil and cleaning theory; operating a drycleaning machine; stain removal chemistry and procedures; removing coffee, ink, grease, and other stains from clothing; pressing pants, coats, blouses, ties, pleated garments, and skirts; using tensioning equipment to improve finishing quality; using bleaches without damaging fabric color; distillation procedures; understanding the differences between solvent types; wetcleaning wool, silk, and more; and designing a drycleaning plant with the most effective workflow.

Introduction to Drycleaning Class 387 March 24 - 28, 2025

Front row (left to right): Bolor Boldbaatar, Purple Hamper, Ashburn, VA; Michael Phillips, Kreussler, Inc., Tampa, FL; Shamere Leonard, Nu Royal Dry Cleaners, Newport News, VA; Jihen Ben Maaouia, The Clothing Spa, Lanham, MD; and Ty O'Connor, The Greener Cleaner, Skokie, IL.
Back row (l-r): Willie Bailey, The Clothing Spa, Lanham, MD; Dwayne Anderson, The Clothing Spa, Lanham, MD; Steve Lefkowitz, Oak Neck Cleaners, West Isplip, NY; Harris Lipton, A Cleaner World Dry Cleaners, Miami, FL; Charles Edwards, Collins Cleaners & Valet, Inc., Charlotte, NC; and Mike Puppet, Tiffany Couture Cleaners, Las Vegas, NV.
Not Pictured: Weitian Chan, Presto Drycleaners, Singapore.

Dwayne Anderson, Charles Edwards, Shemere Leonard, Haris Lipton, and Jihen Ben Maaouia attended this course for free as part of their Premier DLI Membership.

Mike Puppe and Ty O'Connor attended the course with scholarships from Kreussler.

Advanced Drycleaning Class 387 March 31 - April 11, 2025

Front row (left to right): Katie Dugos, Urban Valet Cleaners, Hamburg, NY; Melanie Buchanan, Busy Bee Drycleaners, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Shamere Leonard, Nu Royal Dry Cleaners, Newport News, VA; and Bolor Boldbaatar, Purple Hamper, Ashburn, VA.
Back row (l-r): Dwayne Anderson, The Clothing Spa, Lanham, MD; Charles Edwards, Collins Cleaners & Valet, Inc., Charlotte, NC; Weitian Chan, Presto Drycleaners, Singapore; and Ty O’Connor, The Greener Cleaner, Skokie, IL.

Dwayne Anderson, Charles Edwards, Shamere Leonard, and Ty O’Connor attended the course for free as DLI Premier Members.

Melanie Buchanan and Ty O’Connor attended this course with scholarships from Kreussler.