When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Sunday Citizen If you've ever tried shopping for sheets, whether online or in-store, ...

When you're looking at buying fancy bedding, there's a good chance you'll be confronted with a product listing that mentions what the sheets' thread count is — but what does it actually mean? I think, ...

If you’re on the hunt for new bedding that’ll help you achieve the sound, peaceful sleep that we’re all after, you’ve probably wondered what’s the best thread count for your bed sheets. While it’s ...

At some point during the ’90s, the trend of marketing high-thread-count bedsheets as a higher-quality option took off. It's easy to see why you could fall for it: Higher-thread-count sheets often feel ...

Walk down any bedding aisle (or scroll through enough product pages) and you’ll see sheet sets labeled with thread counts from 200 all the way up to 1,800. It's easy to come to the conclusion that a ...

Along with specifications like material, size, and weave, most cotton bedding comes with a thread count, which is the number of threads in one square inch of fabric. It’s determined by counting the ...