I'd say that it really has more to do with the quality of the threads themselves than with the thread count... anything over about 300 is good, but beware of high thread count bargain sheets... often the threads that are woven to make the sheets are composed of lower quality, shorter fibers... and after a few washings, some of those fibers break and create a pilling effect on your sheets!!! Yuck! I had it happen to me with a set of 500 TCs... they seemed like such a bargain when I bought them, but they certainly were not... I threw them away after about four washings!
I recently bought a fantastic set of 400 TC Ralph Lauren's at the RL outlet. Love them. My last set of RL sheets lasted 6 1/2 years... they were a wedding gift and we just retired them!
I recently bought a fantastic set of 400 TC Ralph Lauren's at the RL outlet. Love them. My last set of RL sheets lasted 6 1/2 years... they were a wedding gift and we just retired them!