A few years ago my son had a math homework melt down and as a result he took his pencil
and rammed -- it lead first -- into one of my favorite laminated cotton
tablecloths and pierced it. Needless to say I was NOT happy.
Amazingly enough, the hole never grew larger. I used that tablecloth for
another 6 months straight till a new laminated cotton fabric caught my fancy and I still
circulate that tablecloth in every now and then. I'm still amazed
that the hole have never ripped or tore though so many wipe downs and heavy
use.
Please note that we don't live in a big fancy house, we only have one
table so that table gets a lot of use!! School, work, game
nights, craft time and every meal happen at the table. We live at that table!
I've used oilcloth and laminated cotton on my tables for almost 7 years
now I can honestly say that laminated cotton is just as strong and hard
wearing as the oilcloth.
