From the benchThread count adds up both directions: 150 threads each way is sold as 300.

The Crisp Side

Alfredo Ramses

I make fabric for a living. I research every guide on this site, I write it, and I sleep on the sets that test it.

Guides by Alfredo

  1. WeaveWhat Hotels Use Is Percale, Not Sateen
  2. WeaveDoes Percale or Sateen Last Longer? Percale, by Weave
  3. WeavePercale vs Sateen vs Linen — Two Weaves, One Fiber
  4. WeaveWhy 600 Thread Count Is Often 300 Counted Twice
  5. WeaveJersey and Flannel — One Is Knitted, One Is Brushed
  6. MicrofiberAre Microfiber Sheets Durable? What You Give Up
  7. MicrofiberAre Microfiber Sheets Safe? What the Label Screens For
  8. MicrofiberWhen Microfiber Is the Right Call, Bed by Bed
  9. WeaveSheet Weaves by What the Thread Does, Not the Count
  10. CertifiedOEKO-TEX Sheets by Staple and Ply, Not by the Tag