This is a beautiful 100% Egyptian cotton thread that is perfect as a beginner thread, or a gimp thread for bobbin lace but can also be used for hand embroidery, knitting, crochet and other crafts.

The thickness is between a DMC Perle 5 and 8. If you have the Threads For Lace book by Brenda Paternoster, this thread is 15 wraps (DMC Perle 5 is 12 wraps and 8 is 17 wraps).

Each ball is 5g which is approximately 40 meters.