Just got our Christmas Lady and she is great.  I was so frustrated by all the fabric junk that was out there.  I was looking for the same type of item that we had for years, restringing lights every few years, but they were no longer available.  Just tossed them last year and not feeling very smart about that.  She is not the heavy vinyl rope of the others but a lighter type and well structured and still a type of fabric but much heavier.  Time will tell but I feel that she will welcome Christmas for many years to come.  Well worth the money at this moment in time.   Steve Bahl