I'm sorry about the lighting. The colours are lighter/brighter (basically nicer) than what you might be seeing on your monitor, so it's best to have a look at them in person if you're uncertain. The cones shown in photos 4 and 5 are $2.75 each. There a mix of the types of threads: Photo #1: Coats & Clark (variegated), 35wt rayon Madeira Rayon - variegated Photos #2 & #3: Premium Sulky Blendable (variegated) - 100% mercerized cotton (the duplicates you notice are actually different weights, 12 wt and 30 wt Superior Rainbows (variegated) - 40wt trilobal polyester, 500 yds Polyester (the florescent yellow cone) Photo #4 & #5: Coats mercerized cotton, 50 wt, 1,097m Sulky Polylite 60 wt Aurifil polyester Thanks for looking!