salvages are still removed because they are woven tighter than the body of the fabric- look differently, sew differently. you can always cut them off and save them for one of the popular (salvages projects) I generally cut mine at 1" widths and toss them into my rug hooking basket- then either use them for a rug or to wrap clothesline for a new basket project. people use them to make purses and even quilts/quilted projects.