Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Shannon Block Print Tablecloth: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Crate and Barrel
Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossiblePesticide residues from cotton cultivation
PossibleMicrobial growth and mold from retained moisture
Pottery Barn
Shannon Block Print Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishes
PossibleDye bleeding and colorfast stability
PossibleVOC off-gassing from finish or inks
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 Pottery Barn.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishes, Dye bleeding and colorfast stability and VOC off-gassing from finish or inks on the Pottery Barn and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Pottery Barn is 100% cotton block print 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 →
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