I read previous reviews and was skittish about purchasing.  However keeping the perspective that these were not Bali brand panels I ordered them anyway.   The material has a woven strawlike texture and suits my purposes of providing a modern alternative to vertical blinds for a large sliding door.  I dinged it a star because it does not come with a valance (but for me no big deal since i made my on fabric valance) or cord so be prepared to manually move the panels by hand.