I purchased a three color set of thread for free gift wrapping at an event and was very surprised when I opened the package and found three (3) very small spools of thread. They were about 1/8 smaller than I expected, but I admittedly didn't do "due diligence" when checking the yarn specs before ordering. The picture of the cord is VERY ERROR. The quality of the yarn itself is just superb, but not very good, which is probably why the price is so high.