Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty of these two distinct terms so that you can make well informed decisions about your bedding choices. Afterall, you can’t risk making a bad bedding choice. Who doesn’t want to crawl upto a perfectly comfortable bed after a long hectic day?

Silk:Silk is a natural protein fiber, produced by insects to form their cocoons. Silk can be produced by a number of different insects, but the most commonly used is silk from the mulberry silkworm. The fiber produced by these insects is harvested, unwound, and twisted together to form yarn, which can beused to make fabric. 

A higher thread count simply means there are more threads per square inch, but what is agoodthread count depends on the style of the sheet. For example, good quality percale sheets usually have a thread count of 180 to 300, whereas good quality sateen usually have a thread count of 300 to 600. This is because sateen requires more threads, due to the weave style, than percale does.