item #: NS-4 konnyaku (vegetable root) sizing Vietnamese silk content: 100% silk yardage: approx. 320 yds. (288 mts.)/oz. (28 gm.) regular price: $6.45/oz. unit size: approx. 2 oz. skein weight: lace/fingering suggested epi for weaving: 10-15 suggested needle size for knitting: US no. 1-3 This silk is created from dupione cocoons, the kind of cocoons where 2 silk worms decide to live together in one cocoon. The silk within the cocoons are tangled because of this. The silk made from those cocoons has more texture because of the bumps, coming out of the tangle. It has beautiful sheen. Creamy yellow color. Great to dye with.