Thread count — referring to the number of yarns in a square inch of sheeting — has long been considered an easy way to shop for luxurious sheets: The higher the thread count, the better the bedding.

When shopping for sheets, one of the first things that comes up is thread count. Whether it’s front-and-center on the packaging or at the front of your mind, it’s always the stitched elephant in the ...

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 ...