Gopinath said a 250 to 300 thread count was optimal (there’s wiggle room, though, as Maher said 200 was also good). Gopinath told us a 400 to 500 thread count for percale could reflect a denser ...

For bed sheets, First recommends looking at a thread count anywhere between 300 to 600. However, there are exceptions to this range — linen sheets, for instance, “which are wonderful for their ...

Pick up a set of bed sheets and you're likely to come across the words "thread count" and a number that varies from 100 to 1000. We've been led to believe this number is an indication of the softness ...

What's a good thread count for sheets? You can find very nice sheets at between 300 to 400 thread counts, but you may also find soft, durable sheets outside this range. However, this isn't the ...

When Good Housekeeping analyzed sample sheets, it found manufacturers exaggerating their thread count by three to five times. They found one sheet that was labeled as having a 1,500 thread count ...

It's easy to think that a high thread count means better sheets. That's not really the case, here's why. Following is the transcript of the video: ...

We’ve all been to value stores and seen the promise of 1000-thread-count cotton and thought it too good to refuse, only to get the product on our beds and be underwhelmed.

In the end, that 1000-thread-count sheet set may not be any different from one with a 400 thread count. It may actually feel a little rougher, as those multi-ply threads can lose softness.