Abstract: A method and apparatus for washing running length textile fabric in open width, in which fabric advances generally upwardly through a washing chamber and along a sinuous path having a plurality of substantially planar runs inclined at an angle to the horizontal while wash water cascades downwardly on the fabric. The wash water cascades from one to another of a plurality of trays in such a manner as to bring fabric being washed into contact with progressively cleaner water as the fabric is being progressively cleaned.