Years ago I read a tip in a magazine about how to wash large yardages of fabric without having it tangle. The tip said to fold the fabric accordian style with the selvedges together, then using safety pins, pin all along the top and bottom (width) edge. That's the way I do it. I like it also because the fabric is already folded when dry. I have one rotary cutter set aside to pink the width edges and use it for fat Quarters.