What does Thread Count (TC) means?

Thread count is a measure of the quality of the fabric that we used in hotel textile bed linen products. The higher the thread count the more luxurious the sheets.

Thread count is the number of wefts and warps per square centimeter of yarn. If we look at the fabrics used in hotel textiles, the numbers of 145 threads, 160 threads and 210 threads will correspond to the sum of the weft and warp numbers per square centimeter on the fabric. So, as the number of wires increases, does the durability of the fabric increase? We can’t really say yes or no to that.

Before I explain the reason for this, I would like to take a look at the yarn numbers. Most fabrics used in bed linen and duvet cover fabrics in hotel textiles are 30/1 yarn. Differently from this, 20/1 yarn and cotton satin are used, albeit a little, and 40/1 yarn is used in the striped satin group. There is a point here that can be misleading. As the yarn number increases, the thickness of the yarn decreases, that is, it becomes thinner. 30/1 thread is thicker than 40/1 thread.

Now let’s talk about durability and quality that we mentioned above. As the number of wires in the fabric increases, the thickness of the yarn used will decrease. In other words, while 30/1 thread is used in 145 TC and 160 TC fabric, 40/1 thread is used in 210 TC fabric. Therefore, we cannot say that 210 TC cotton satin fabric is better, more durable, higher quality than 145 TC ranforce fabric or 160 TC akfil fabric.

The most ideal fabrics that can be used in hotel textiles are 145-160-210 thread counts. In addition, 300 TC cotton satin, which we call the satin group, can also be used. The top of the 300 TC is generally called shirting fabric and is used in the clothing industry.