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.

Here's what to consider the next time you're sheet shopping. Whether you’re shopping for sheets for your primary bedroom, a guest room, or as linen closet back-ups, one term that’ll appear often is ...

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 ...