My wife is a "deadhead", and also loves the warmth of a throw blanket, I was a little hesitant in spending a hundred fifty bucks for a cotton blanket but this exceeded expectations. It was her favorite Christmas gift. The material is a heavy cotton, and the multi colored stitching on the other side, along with two of the four sets of fringe being multi colored really isn't highlighted in the image shown on the site, but it is gorgeous, a lot of depth of color and texture, and really impressive. The monochrome side is nicely muted, and makes it look a lot more subtle which is cool as well. Highly recommended.