Good Morning All , i find tthat the NEW cottons , knit t up better and wash very well , which is a joy in tthese times of radical changes of weatherr. I also enjoy very much the NEW Bamboo thread i am knitting with . it has the fliidity of silk , the fun of `holding a thread ` like cotton , it is NOT warm in your hands when you knit it and it sort of strreams when knitting ,,, and last not least price is very reasonable , 1 ball of 50 grams has a long span , i knitted [in my lace pattern] 150 cm to 8 cm high and it looks great mirjam