These were said to be 1200 thread count Egyptian-Quality Cotton, but they were not NEARLY as soft as my 400 thread count Egyptian-Quality Cotton sheets I bought from Joss and Main a while back (those were MUCH softer). Upon looking at the tag, these are more polyester than they are cotton, so the fact that it's Egyptian-Quality Cotton doesn't make them any softer. They're sort of scratchy on your skin.