I am a devoted Moda user. I pre wash everything! I have had to wash several continous yards of fabric and I surge or zig zag the edges. I also wash the large yardage by itself so it doesn't get wrapped around other pieces of yardage in the washer. When I take it out of the washer, I untangle it and put it in the dryer. While it is in the dryer, I will stop the cycle a few times and make sure the fabric isn't twisted up. I will straighten it out if it is and continue to dry it. I remove it from the dryer before it is completely dry. It usually does require a good pressing but I kind of enjoy ironing yardage of fabric (strange, I know!) It seems like a lot of work but if you need to keep the fabric in the continous yardage, there isn't much choice unless you choose to not prewash.