What does the count of bed linen mean?
Thread count generally applies to woven fabrics. It is the number of weft yarns (picks) in a specified length of fabric plus the number of warp yarns (ends) in a specified width of the fabric. Warp and weft strands are counted as single units, regardless of the number of yarn plies. In the case of bed linen consumers have often been misled by claims of thread counts. Its definition has at times been corrupted to mean the number of threads, both vertical and horizontal, multiplied by their respective number of single yarns in a plied yarn in a one-inch square of fabric. This meant a fabric made from two ply yarns was described as 800 count, when it should have correctly been labelled 400 count. Thread count is a simple measure of the quality of the fabric and it refers to its coarseness or fineness. Whilst this may be a consideration, there are other important features to consider when measuring comfort, quality, and value: the type of fibre, the reaction obtained from the sense of touc
