14/11/2021
DRAPERY
In the acceptance of draperies (curtains) for cleaning, certain observatons must be made and precautions taken to avoid transfer of liability from the owner to the cleaning outfit (Especially at first wash)
1. Different parts of the same curtain are usually not exposed to light proportionately, hence, photofading may also occur disproportionately, i.e. after washing, some portions may appear faded while others are not.
2. Owner should be made to realise that at first wash, there is a possibility of shrinkage or relaxation, whereby the linning becomes longer than the main curtain.
3.Curtains with rubberized self linning may undergo sticking and eventual peeling of the linning.
4. Where the linning colour is sharply contrasting to the main curtain, e.g. very bright versus very dark, the bright part may come out dull.