Sometimes we can be fooled as some manufacturers will insert two-ply cotton or multiples together and give them a higher count. Some manufacturers will count each fiber that makes up a thread. Which means one single thread could have three plies twisted together. While one manufacturer counts this as one thread another may count it as three, thus skewing the actual count of threads. What this means to you is a 300 count is now a 600 count. That is why a 300 count can sometimes feel superior to a 600 thread count. Even though the FTC has ruled that they should only be counted as one thread this is not being enforced. So to answer your question how can manufacturers claim to have thread counts as high as 1000, the short answer is you can’t according to Consumer Reports.
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