DLI School Graduates Complete 390th Hands-On Drycleaning Courses  

Fourteen students completed the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s School of Drycleaning Technology’s Introduction to Drycleaning Course, July 13–17 and 10 more graduated DLI’s Advanced Drycleaning Course, July 20–31. 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
• Designing a drycleaning plant with the most effective workflow

Upcoming Courses

• Introduction to Drycleaning: Oct. 5–9
• Advanced Drycleaning: Oct. 12–23

DLI will announce a full 2027 course roster in the near future.

Learn more about DLI’s courses at DLIonline.org/Education

DLI’s School of Drycleaning Technology Graduates 14 Students in 390th Introduction to Drycleaning Course, July 13–17, 2026

Front Row (left to right): Enrique Estrada, Martinizing Cleaners, Flower Mound, TX; Amanda Bumpus, Total Laundry Services, Destin, FL; Rosemeri Alexandre, The Tailor Company, Brookline, MA; Paighton Fellers, Don's Cleaners, Evansville, IN; Sandra Brown, Readywear Cleaners, Highland Park, IL; and Selenge Chinbaatar, Readywear Cleaners dba Winnetka Cleaners, Winnetka, IL.

Middle Row (l-r): Sergio Ferraz, The Tailor Company, Brookline, MA; Mariia Bernar Sosa, SB Finance LLC, New York, NY; and     Shaik Mydeen, Robbinsville, NJ.

Back Row (l-r): Mohamed Yousef, AMWAG, Cairo, Egypt; Dakota Collins, JTK Industries Inc dba Lapels Dry Cleaning, Gilbert, AZ; Chase Brooks, King Street Cleaners, Bryan, TX; Romaine Williams and Jadon Jordan, Lavada's Laundry, Inc., St Michael, Barbados.

DLI School Graduates 10 Students in 390th Advanced Drycleaning Course, July 20–31, 2026

Front Row (left to right): AnnMarie St. James, Our Cleaners, Saint Petersburg, FL; Mariia Bernar Sosa, SB Finance LLC, New York, NY;  Paighton Fellers, Don's Cleaners, Evansville, IN; Andrea Mas Y Rubi, City Cleaners, Akron, OH; Georgina Hernandez Lozano, Ortega Cleaners, San Juan Capistrano, CA.

Back Row (l-r): Brian Johnson, DLI Director of Education; Amanda Bumpus,

Total Laundry Services, Destin, FL; Dakota Collins, JTK Industries, Inc. dba Lapels Dry Cleaning, Gilbert, AZ; Mohamed Yousef, AMWAG, Cairo, Egypt; Chase Brooks, King Street Cleaners, Bryan, TX;  Jonathan Ballard, Augusta National Golf Course, Augusta, GA.

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