As it turns out, thread count isn't the holy grail of choosing your next set of sheets. Here's what you need to know about the number, and how it affects bedding.

In our cotton sheets guide, our favorite percale set (L.L.Bean’s 280-Thread-Count Pima Cotton Percale Sheet Set) has a 280 thread count.

Thread count isn't counting all the threads in the entire bedsheet, but rather one small area. “ [It] refers to the total number of threads woven into each square inch of fabric and is ...

After 500, thread count starts to matter less I haven’t tested anything beyond 500 thread count, and it’s hard for me to imagine what a 1,000-thread-count sheet would even feel like.