Abstract: The invention is a fabric processing apparatus and method for treating a continuous length of tubular-knit fabric in tubular form. The apparatus includes a fabric feed station located at an upstream end of the apparatus for feeding the length of tubular-knit fabric into the apparatus. The fabric feed station includes spreader brackets for transversely spreading the tubular-knit fabric to define a flat, double thickness continuous-length fabric web of uniform width. A wash station is downstream of the feed station for washing the fabric web with water. A fabric press station is downstream of the wash station, and includes upper and lower compression rollers for engaging opposite surfaces of the fabric web for squeezing the wash water from the fabric web. The lower rollers drive the fabric through the apparatus from an upstream end to a downstream end thereof.