DMC silver label aida 18 count soft tube is 100-percent cotton fabric. Its precise square-patterned weave with visible stitching holes makes this fabric easy to use and allows your needle to easily glide through the holes. The number or count indicates how many squares are available per-inch of fabric. Each square represents a cross stitch. The smaller the fabric count the larger the holes. This fabric has 18 stitches per-inch. DMC Aida fabrics have a wonderful finish and are available in a variety of types. It is packed in soft tubes, a plastic sheath that fits more eaches per peg hook than the traditional hard tube. It can be washed in 60-degree celsius, 140-degree fahrenheit water. Dry flat. If necessary iron between two towels. Available in white color. Measures 18-inch length by 15-inch width.