THIS ITEM IS BACK IN STOCK! (JULY 29TH, 2008) item #: AK-20 Fiddle head fern cotton silk content: 100% silk with hand picked fern cotton yardage: approx. 700 yds. (630 mts.)/oz. (28 gm.) or more... It is hard to tell. regular price: $14.55/oz. unit size: from 1 oz. cone weight: lace/weaving suggested epi for weaving: 20-30 (be careful --- It will fuzz a bit. You need to starch it before you put it on the loom. Perfectly easy to handle as weft.) suggested needle size for knitting: US no. 2-4 with 2-3 strands together suggested needle size for crochet: N/A Such a soft silk with a kind of rustic look because of the fiddlehead fern cotton mixed with silk. Very traditional yarn from the northern part of Japan, Niigata. Very rare to find those days, but we have a limited stock right now. Grab them before they are gone again!