Originally Posted by
QuiltE
Let me start by saying, I have not been a selvage saver
though I have been considering doing so.
I've started this thread to encourage a discussion about Saving Selvages.
... the good, the bad and the ugly!!!!
Some questions that could help me, and hopefully many other people ....
1. Do you? or Don't you? save selvages.
.......yes
2. Why do you save selvages?
.....they make most excellent kitty & doggy toys/annoyers
Do you have an end-purpose-project planned? What?
.........to annoy my furball quilt partners, tie staked plants & tying fabric bundles saved for or from special projects.
....they are also handy to tie long rolls of clear viny, drafting paper rolls, older quilts, wrapping paper, basically anything in long roll that can be a problem to store neatly.
Do you keep them for historical reference,
in case you need more later?
.......absolutely not!
3. How much do you keep ... width? length?
.....any length that is long enough to be tied together to make it longer
What do you do with them, once they have been cut off?
.......fold neatly, tie in a yarn type "hank", store in the box marked "selvadges" 
4. What questions have I not asked? Please answer those too!!
.....why are we, as quilters, obsessed with selvadges? .....what to do with them. ....what others do with them.
More commonly known as Other Comments! 
Many Thanks to One and All!!
... anything and everything on this subject is most welcome!
and there is probably more that i didn't remember/think of yet. brain needs more green/ginseng tea before proper functiong status achieved on monday mornings