I bought this especially for the colour, so I would have been happy with whatever fabric I got.  This being said, it is very thin.  Most of my runners have that 1/8 " but I also paid quite a bit more for them.  All in all, it's not a bad deal for me since the runner was so long for my intended space that I ended up having it cut and can now use in two locations.  The big plus for potential buyers is also that there is so much choice in terms of colours that mixing and matching becomes very easy.