Thread count is the number of threads in one square inch of fabric.

When I came into the sheet business, if you had a higher thread count, it usually meant a better-quality sheet. At that time a sheet with 125 to 135 threads per inch was considered okay – and - 180 threads was luxury!! Then somebody came out with 250tc and wow! --- a big improvement!! So at that time the number of threads really meant something. It meant quality.

The manufacturers realized they can charge a higher price for a higher thread count, but it's really not giving you a better-quality sheet.”

Suppliers went overboard with super high threadcounts, making sheets, uncomfortable, heavy, sticky, rough, thick, stiff and hot.

Any day I can supply you an 800 thread count sheet from my factory that costs me less to produce than a 300 thread count sheet. My 300tc sheets can be more expensive than 800tc!

So thread count is really not telling you anything anymore.

What should matter to you is how the sheet feels. What's it like when you're sleeping with it? Is it warm, is it cool? Heavy or light? Thick or thin?

So don't worry about thread counts. Just find the sheet that feels right for you. And that's the difference between Sheets.com and everybody else. We don't care about thread counts. We tell you how sheets feel.