Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Wildflowers All-Over Tablecloth: which is safer?

Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth

Crate and Barrel

Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

100% organic cotton, no coating

Confidence

88%

PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants

PossiblePesticide residues from cotton cultivation

PossibleMicrobial growth and mold from retained moisture

Lenox Wildflowers All-Over Tablecloth

Lenox

Wildflowers All-Over Tablecloth

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

100% cotton woven tablecloth

Confidence

82%

PossibleAzo dyes in printed textiles

PossibleHeavy metals in pigments

PossibleMicrofiber shedding from degradation

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants, Pesticide residues from cotton cultivation and Microbial growth and mold from retained moisture on the Crate and Barrel and not on the Lenox.
  • We flag Azo dyes in printed textiles, Heavy metals in pigments, Microfiber shedding from degradation and Residual dye transfer or bleeding on the Lenox and not on the Crate and Barrel.
  • The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Lenox is 100% cotton woven tablecloth, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

More stain-resistant textiles, see the full ranking