This is a very thin piece of HEAVILY dyed material. BUYER CAUTION: You need to hand wash this a few times to get most of the excess dye out of it or it will stain your clothes. I washed mine 4 times by hand and it was still bleeding dye at the end. I finally gave up and let it dry. I don't think that amount of dye is necessary, but I don't know the regulations for permitted dye use out of where it came from. Your hands will be black unless you wear gloves. Yes, it is that bad. Be careful.