I was a little disappointed when it arrived......lots of strings hanging down (I knew it was made of jute and expected that) and it was quite wrinkled due to packaging....got out my scissors and my steam iron and after a little effort I had the cutest little tree skirt you can imagine....the ruffles are wide and deep so they make beautiful, full, wavy and sturdy  folds (due to the heaviness of the jute) sooooo glad I didn't automatically send it back because of the way it looked when I opened the box!