The scarf is beautiful, the colors are intensely bright and even a wash cycle at 30° was no problem. The second scarf I ordered had a small hole, but this was immediately replaced with a new one without me having to send the damaged one back. The contact about this was really nice and uncomplicated. The cloth itself is sewn on two sides, the other two (opposite each other) are compacted. So no thread pull or anything like that. I would love to buy it again. Makes a great wall hanging or bedspread. Also a really great effect on the sofa.