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What Types of Cotton or Features Are Good for Bedding?
roberttimmms on 05/11/2021 - 22:21
Last edited 13/11/2021 - 09:10
Last edited 13/11/2021 - 09:10
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Between 310 and 400 TC, even if it's the same type of material, it'll be too hard to tell by feel. The difference between 400 and 700 or a 1000 TC is easier to feel with bare skin
But having said that, threadcount is not everything: https://www.choice.com.au/home-and-living/bedroom/mattresses…
Also, expensive linen or TC probably doesn't matter much if you don't sleep almost-naked (especially if you're single) since your body never gets to touch the sheets itself. haha
Hi! I work in bedlinen at a major store.
Personally I have found that the higher the TC the better, target used to sell 800TC and 1000TC pure cotton sheets a few years back for around $100, and these are still going well (I have two sets and wash my sheets weekly).
The arlo duvet covers are ok…
but if you have the money i'd spend it on the target linen duvet covers ($129/$139/$149 depending on the size you want) which are pretty good quality and very good price-point wise compared to the linen from other major department stores/brands.I also own some pure cotton ikea duvet covers and they're ok too, a bit thin but good for summer.
Overall I'd recommend pure cotton, and a more higher TC, in addition to physically handling the fabric to see how thick it is and comfortable it feels.
I've not had the same experience.
I've found that thread count is a bit like camera pixels - more is not always better.
Around the 700 - 800 IMO is the sweat spot for good quality feeling and non pilling sheets, going higher typically gets you lower quality albiet higher TC sheets.
This is just from my experience and not a expression of fact.
Have you had experience selling/working with lyocell or tencell stuff? Specifically the cotton/lyocell blended?
From memory tencel didn't really sell super well as we phased it out and now stock bamboo/cotton blend sheets instead. Personally I have never used tencel sheets as they feel too thin/slippery for my liking.
and actually yeah @idroid is right — higher TC doesnt necessarily mean better;
i reckon that ~overall~ it is more important that you like how the fabric feels :)
100% I have 2x Queen 800 thread count Egyptian cotton sheet sets I bought from Target when I first moved into my own place about 15 years ago and both are still going even if they are starting to look a little tired and for the first 8 years they spent every second week in the bed. I've since bought a Tencel set (expensive) that quickly went out of shape and pilled like crazy eventually the fitted sheet ripped and bamboo/lyocel set that I really like (fairly recent purchase) they are shinier and less crisp than cotton but feel really nice on skin but as they are fairly new I can't speak on longevity.
Next set I'm going back to cotton and I've always been told and agree with the recommendation 400-700/800 thread count is best you really want to focus more on the weight and the length of threads over thread count specifically because there isn't a standardised way they calculate thread count. A traditional company with label their sheets 400 while another company will count the 5 threads that are twisted together prior to weaving and so call the same thing 2000 thread count. So look for a company that has a good reputation look for 700/800 if you want high quality and check GSM (grams per square metre) and most importantly check the type of cotton ie certain strains naturally have longer threads which means less pilling and less scratchiness.
I had a bad experience with Tencel (I believe it's an actual company not a process) even though I have many friends who love it but I bought mine off eBay for around $80 so it's highly likely they weren't actual Tencel and instead any old Lyocel fabric using a similar process. Tencel is supposed to have no impact on the environment because it's a closed loop system and is made using eucalyptus trees which use very little water and are highly drought tolerant.
Anyway probably a bunch of extra info you didn't want there but hopefully it helps a little lol
Personally I like a washed cotton quilt cover and bamboo sheets year round (but especially in the summer as it keeps cool).
Waiting for jv to enter the thread count debate.