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SELECTION CRITERIA OF FABRIC Fabric:  It is a cloth or textile-like cotton, silk, or upholstery by which we make linen. 1.     Strength: The strength of fabric depends upon the :   1. Thread count: The number of wafts and wraps in one square inch is called AS a thread count. Fabric good for bed sheets is 90*90.   2. Textile strength. 2.     Composition: Natural Less sensible Less strength More shrink Synthetic More sensible More strength Less shrink   3.      Laundering : Linen & laundering costs come right after labor costs on the list of highest expenditure. 4.     Comfort: It depends on the feel, texture, weight of the cloth. Any fabric that comes in the contact with the skin must be absorbent. 5.     Texture fabric: The fabric should be easy to handle. TYPES OF LINEN Bed linen:   Bed linen includes sheets, pillowcases, blankets, bedspreads, mattress protectors, etc. 1. ...

LAYOUT OF LINEN ROOM PLANNING OF LINENROOM Location : The linen room must be such to facilitate the easy flow of linen to & from the laundry. In case a commercial laundry is being used the linen room should be accessible for receipt & dispatch of linen from the back entrance of the hotel. The linen room’s location must also facilitate the easy issue & receipt of linen from the guest floors & other departments. Therefore it should be near to the service elevators. The linen room should also be away from food & production areas as linen absorb odour easily. Space : The total space allotted for the linen room will depend on the size of the hotel & activities to be considered in the linen room. The minimum space requirement of the linen room is 6 sq. feet. Entrance : A common entrance & exit door should be there because of security reasons. It should be 4 feet wide & without a threshold. A stable type door is recommended so that unauthorized persons are ...

  LINEN ROOM Linen : The word linen is used collectively to describe all the launderable items maintained, stored & issued for guest use by the housekeeping department. Linen room : It is a central depot for all hotel linen. This is the place from where clean articles of linen are distributed throughout the establishment. The bulk of clean linen & uniforms waiting for re-use are stored here. Types of Linen Rooms: Centralized linen room : In this system, linen from all floors is collected & stored in one central area. The linen supervisor has complete control over the linen room. All the linen issues & receipts go out from here. De-centralized linen room : In this system, each floor maintains its own par stock of linen. As & when necessary these are replenished from the main linen room. The linen par is stored on floors and the floor supervisor is responsible for the maintenance of the par level. This system works well in hotels having a large number of flo...