Luxurious, high thread-count sheets are replacing lesser products in many upscale hotels and hospitals. Though pleasing to consumers, the sheets are often difficult to launder, a downside attributable not only to the nature of high thread-count fabric but to quality differences that separate one sheet from another. The good news is that laundries are learning to overcome the challenges that luxury linens pose. Here’s how. 
 
High thread-count sheets are so-named because there are significantly more threads sewn into each square inch of the fabric from which they are made. These “super linens” are making their way to ...