This silk thread, sold in 10 yard hanks, is primarily used for embroideries but can be used to weave tiny tapestries, braid into cord, etc. If embroidering, you can take apart the 4 plies for very fine line work or filling very small areas- each ply is much finer than a single ply of DMC cotton floss.
This batch has been dyed a mid fuchsia-purple with a mix of lichens, ethically and sustainably wildharvested, patiently steeped for weeks or months to produce optimal color! While these colors are not particularly fast to light or washing, their brilliance and rarity (only small quantities can be ethically produced since lichens grow so slowly) ensure that many people love lichen purples. It's a technique that has been practiced in many locations for centuries, using whatever local "orchil/archil" lichens are available to produce similar dye molecules. (This is mostly Punctelia rudecta from the Northeast US.)