Originally Posted by maryb.43
Prepare yourself for some "eye rolling"...this is one of those beginner questions that will surely make you sigh. You are trying to piece BR2 and my 20 yards of Kona cotton is in at the LQS. I have never bought this much fabric...like maybe 5 yards once or twice. So....the question...how do you wash that much stuff. Cut it? How big? Do you just cut and wash 6 yards or something and then do the rest later? Or what. I have looked at to wash/not to wash in the threads and am guessing washing is in order...cold water? Little bit of soap, or no? Really, I know, this is exasperating.
I don't wash. Just my preference. My Jane is going to be hung, so not really an issue for me.
If I were you, and washing, I would do a few yards at a time, and just let the bolt sit until you are ready for more. There are chemicals in the fabric that "preserve" it while it sits, and you are better off just waiting until you need it. My two cents.