Bought these placemats to replace similar ones that I'd had for years. In general these were what I expected in terms of WEIGHT. The quality is just ok--they look very hand-made in the sense that the weaving is not always uniform. The non-bound edges have very prominant loops and I would guess this will result in the item wearing out more quickly. Regarding the DIMENSIONS, All who purchase these should note that while these come out of the package as 13x19, they will become 12.5 x 17.5 once washed. I expected some shrinkage, and I don't think this is a problem because 13x19 was too large anyway.  In view of the above, I would say that as a value, these placemats are OK.