Weave Pattern: Most cotton sheets are made in a percale or sateen weave. Percale is a favorite for hot sleepers due to its ...

One of the best sheets in our tests, the L.L.Bean Pima Cotton Percale, has a claimed thread count of only 280, yet our tests find that these sheets are soft and strong. They also shrink very ...

On pieces of rusted metal, Lithuanian artist Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė cross-stitches symbols of hope.

The material itself is what makes sheets more breathable, not the thread count. The loose weave of cotton helps aeration, keeping you cool but still comfortable. It is soft on the skin ...

long-staple cotton that uses a one-yarn-under, three-yarn-over weave. Translation: More exposed thread surface = luxurious, buttery-soft sheets. The sateen is tightly woven to keep you toasty warm ...