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• "Beyond Thread Count." Yves Delorme. http://www.yvesdelorme.com/pages/detail/id_13/n_beyond_thread_count/
• National Textile Association. http://www.nationaltextile.org/
• Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/textile/letters/natltextileassn.pdf
• "Some thread counts are bogus," Consumer Reports. January 2008. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/home-garden/bed-bath/bedroom/sheets/sheets-805/thread-counts/index.htm
• "The Truth About Thread Count." Linenplace.
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