This is a great rug for the price.  I purchased the 8' x 10': the stripes are 13" wide, there are four white stripes (a pure true white) and 5 black stripes (a deep rich black), the border/edging is black, the pile is very short.   Another purchaser submitted a photograph showing one side of each stripe having a row of black fibers woven into the white stripe and vice versa.  My rug also has this 'flaw' but it is really not noticeable once the rug is in place and not a reason not to purchase this rug.