The rug is very soft and the stated dimensions were correct.  There are two different heights of fibers, shorter silver for the main body and shorter white for the pattern that are like a normal carpet.  In the main body there are longer (about an inch high) and thinner black and white threads.  In the pattern there are only the longer and thinner white threads. I've tried to show this in the picture.  There was minimal shedding on the first vacuuming and have seen minimal to no shedding since.  Overall we are very happy with the rug.