Please not a row is NOT a tier!  A row is the amount of rows the rhinestone is made up of.  The main cake picture used 4 row crystal ribbon.  This is for one yard, which equals 3 feet. It is only sold by the yard. The cake pictured used a little over 4 yards. It was a cake for 270 people.For cake circumfrances, please see chart below. This is genuine czech quality rhinestone trim banding. If you order multiple yards, you will receive your order in one continuous piece  Color: clear crystal w/silver setting Width: 1/4 inch, 2 lines wide Size: size of stone in its setting is between 4 and 5 millimeters Shape: stones are pointed back, settings are pointed back, not flat Quality The quality of this rhinestone is second only to real Swarovski/Austrian trim.