I've been keeping this to myself (and a couple of others) for quite a while. The last piece I received had PERFECT bleached knots all over---and there are a lot of knots in a full cap. In all of my many years of wearing, I never saw anything like this. I really didn't think knots could be bleached this well. I always thought (in the past) that the i-lace was the only base that could offer an incredibly realistic scalp appearance. I have since learned that perfectly done bleached knots can accomplish the same thing---without that thick base material that turned many of us away from i-lace. Having such a realistic scalp appearance allowed me to cut the shortest hairs to just a sixteenth of an inch. (NOTE: to the guys who I previously told I had cut the shortest hairs to below a quarter of an inch, I went even further a week ago). Keep in mind that I only went that short for the side burns and around the ears. Just above the hair gets longer and longer--tapering to an inch and a quarter at the top. Yes, it's all Swiss lace. And the hair color is dark brown. hock: