Because the thread is fine, often three of these would be combined to get the desired thread count.

"And do you mind telling me the thread count on these sheets?"

They were good quality, one hundred percent cotton with a thread count of three hundred.

But you know how it is with high thread counts and princesses accustomed to getting what they want.

Both of those were trumped by sheets with a high thread count: 26 percent couldn't picture life without them.

Ms. Stewart insisted on being involved in anything bearing her name, down to the thread count of the merchandise.

I was not born to high thread count or cutwork cherubs.

The first and last threads of the thread count are the pivot points.

They hung from open windows, beat rugs down to the thread count.

There is less debate over the pillowcase: all agree, the higher the thread count, the better.