Legal thick leather, -very benign. Very well finished, with no errors, well stitched. Very stable Sattlergarn with needle. Sorry, no assembly instructions, as again speak instructions on the net. Once the terms of the spoke is sutured to spoke with individual yarn sections, in turn, complete with continuous yarn. Before water or not? Should probably decide each according to their own taste. I have chosen the variant with continuous yarn and have sworn in between about the ever zwirbelnden thread. But with a lot of patience, perseverance and a little skill, the result is absolutely worth seeing. The previously battered valance is almost indistinguishable from a new one. On the contrary, he is very nice grip and thick. So highly recommended.