Crate & Barrel Merrow Stitch Warm Natural Organic Cotton Tablecloth vs Linen Double Hemstitch 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
Williams Sonoma
Linen Double Hemstitch Tablecloth
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (dye fixation)
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal mordants
PossibleResidual bleach or hydrogen peroxide
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 Williams Sonoma.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins (dye fixation), Azo dyes and heavy metal mordants, Residual bleach or hydrogen peroxide and Fiber shedding and microfibers on the Williams Sonoma and not on the Crate and Barrel.
- The Crate and Barrel is 100% organic cotton, no coating where the Williams Sonoma is 100% linen, double hemstitched, 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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