item #: A-174 1/8.5 cotton gima regular price: $6.95/oz. (new price from 4/1/2007) unit size: from 1 oz. weight: lace/weaving suggested epi for weaving: 10-20 suggested needle size for knitting: US no. 1 - 3 for single strand. suggested needle size for crochet: N/A This is a cotton, which feels like paper. "Gima" literally means "fake linen" in Japanese. It feels like linen paper if you do not know it! Great to knit in single. Beautiful warp & weft yarn for weavers also. Looks beautiful in simple stokinette, but also great in seed stitch or just garter (very three dimentional) It may feel stiff in the beginning, but will soften greatly. The same yarns in different colors are: A-44, A-134, A-11. Please take a look at them, too!