Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Linen Blend 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 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
Threshold
Linen Blend Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAntimony catalyst residue in polyester blend
ReportedCoating degradation and microfiber shedding
PossibleVOC off-gassing from synthetic components
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 Threshold.
- We flag Antimony catalyst residue in polyester blend, Coating degradation and microfiber shedding and VOC off-gassing from synthetic components on the Threshold and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Threshold is Linen blend (primary natural fiber), 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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