I really like these sheets.  In the past I've been purchasing sheets from a high end department store that cost double the price of these.  The name of their brand rhymes with rye.  These appear to be very similar, my husband can't tell the difference, color and texture.  I will be purchasing these again.  I bought the cream color and it's an exact match to the high end cream color.  I washed them before I used them and they washed fine, no loose threads.