The invention discloses a fabric drying control method and device with multiple steam drying cylinders. The fabric drying control device with the multiple steam drying cylinders comprises at least eight steam drying cylinders, steam branch pipes communicating with all the steam drying cylinders, a steam main pipe communicating with all the steam branch pipes, and an electric controller. Each steambranch pipe or at least four steam branch pipes are provided with control valves with on-off functions. The control valves are controlled by the electric controller. Each steam drying cylinder is provided with a fabric moisture content or cloth temperature or steam drying cylinder temperature detecting mechanism which is connected with the electric controller. Moisture sensors are adopted as thefabric moisture content detecting mechanisms preferably. Temperature sensors are adopted as the cloth temperature or steam drying cylinder temperature detecting mechanisms. The device can ensure steaminput intensity and timely dewatering of the steam drying cylinders, the steam consumption amount is reduced, the drying efficiency is improved, the weight of the steam drying cylinders is preventedfrom being increased, and it is ensured that dried fabric meets the technology requirement.