I have recently made a discovery that I wanted to share with this sub. I typically buy higher end bedding for our master bed these days, and also have a collection of no longer made quality bedding (Wamsutta, etc), but the staple for my kids twin beds and our guest beds is Threshold Performance from Target. In the recent years, I have been puzzled how those sheets are such hit-or-miss. Well, I just made a startling realization that the sets I bought that are “made in India” are the ones I was happy with, and the ones “made in Pakistan” are, frankly, just garbage. Terribly cut and sown, scratchy fabric, lots of pilling. You wouldn’t know it just looking online or even feeling them in store, they treat the fabric with chemicals making it feel smooth (which off course comes off in the first wash). I went to store and looked at the small print on the back on the package for each color and pattern, to learn which ones were made where. Then I went on Target website and looked at reviews that included pictures, and that confirmed my suspicions - lower rated ones are almost all Pakistan made ones. They are especially prevalent in solid colors, but a lot of patterned ones, maybe most, are still made in India. I suspect they are slowly phasing out the higher quality India made Performance sheets, but are not all in yet, wanting to make sure consumers will put up with much crappier (and probably significantly cheaper) manufactured ones. That said, even the India made ones are not uniform great quality, but your odds to end up with a good set are much much higher.

TLDR - if you want to buy Threshold Performance sheets, pay attention to the label and go for a “made in India” set, as those tend to be much higher quality than the ones made in Pakistan.