Review on SHACOS Round Braided Placemats: Set of 6 Washable Round Placemats for Kitchen Table - 15 inch (Beige, 6) by Tabish Jadhav

We ordered round gray ones. They came folded but the crease didn't seem like a big deal after laying flat for a few days. Our table as shown in the picture above has some sort of sealant that when it gets hot/wet forms a white stain that we can't get rid of so I looked for some placemats that would protect the table. I tried it with a sturdy thick paper plate with 6 dumplings on it. In the area where the plate was warmest, the sealant on the wood turned white as if I had put something hot directly on it (see image above). It did protect the table from the paper plate sticking, but initially there wasn't much on the plate, so who knows with a full plate of food. I would say that they are not heat resistant at all. They don't protect your table and are quite flimsy. That being said if you are using them for decorative purposes I think they would either look good under a lamp as a side table but not with moisture like a plant, hotplate or crockery etc.