The Premium Supima set costs significantly more than our top pick, the L.L.Bean Ultrasoft Comfort Flannel Sheet Set. They’ve also shrunk a little more than our other picks in testing (about 4%, versus roughly 2% for both L.L.Bean sets), but I’ve still had no problem tucking them in around the mattress. The Threshold sheets are thinner than the L.L.Bean Ultrasoft Comfort and Premium Supima flannel sheets, and they’re not quite as warm, but they’re still toasty. Most of the Threshold line’s colors and prints are 100% cotton, but a few-those with metallic threads or heathered fabrics, which Target occasionally offers-use a blend of 80% cotton and 20% polyester (which is less breathable than cotton). Target doesn’t list the ounce-per-yard weight for these sheets, but that seems to be a practice that’s going out of style anyway (and flannelette or brushed-cotton sheets almost never have this info).
After a trip through the laundry, the Threshold sheets have stayed much softer than several more-expensive sets I’ve tested, and they shed less lint, too. The Threshold flannel set is the best budget flannel set I’ve ever tested.
