These really made and added to the Mardi Gras party I had a couple of months ago.  There is a cotton rope in the middle and the feathers are connected to it.  Very nice.

However, the feathers come of.  Constantly.  The next day, with 3 of these at the party, it was like different color birds had exploded.  They are hard to pick up and get off things and two months later I still find small pieces of them.

Edit:  I used these for a Mardi Gras party.  It's now Dec 22nd (I wrote the above near the end of May) and I am STILL finding feathers!  I threw the darn thing away 6 months ago!  I have since moved to a new house even!  I think the feathers are multiplying.