VALDANI'S OWN DESCRIPTION - "Exceptionally beautiful Perle Cotton, Hand-Dyed in Lead-Free Dyes and Guaranteed Colorfast for any Embroidery, Quilting, Appliqué, Crochet, Punch Needle, Rug-Hooking, Thread Embellishment project..." INFORMATION : Thread comes in 10g balls as shown in photos #5 thread contains 42 METERS #8 thread contains 67 METER