Originally Posted by ghostrider

I don't wash my bolt goods (15 yds usually) until I cut a chunk for a particular project. If it's still on the bolt, I know it hasn't been washed; off the bolt I know it has.

I'd never cut yardage of any size into smaller pieces just to wash and store it. That's sort of like cutting up a whole pie just to put it into little containers in the fridge! :-D