| When buying luxury bedding, the conventional | | | | uncovering phony top-quality sheets. "It feels like a |
| wisdom goes like this: The higher a sheet's thread | | | | tablecloth," she said. "Who wants a tablecloth on their |
| count, the higher the quality, and with that a higher | | | | bed? Who wants to have a tablecloth over them |
| the price. | | | | when they're sleeping?" |
| Problem: many threads are made up of multiple | | | | With seven out of eight sheets tested by the Good |
| strands of yarn and manufacturers count each strand | | | | Housekeeping Institute failing thread count tests you |
| when they calculate the thread count. Good | | | | should learn the telltale ways to spot an exaggerated |
| Housekeeping magazine has been tracking this | | | | count. "The tip-off is, a really high thread count is |
| deceptive practice for years. They have found that | | | | really, really expensive," Huddy said. "You don't get a |
| some manufacturers exaggerate the number of | | | | 1500 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets for |
| threads per square inch of fabric. | | | | $149.99 a set. |
| Good Housekeeping Institute employee Kathleen is | | | | |