Jane - Maltese was also worked in fine cotton thread, which was grown and processed on the islands at the time. There are also instances, but not as common then, of fine linen being used. It is believed that linen was also made here at some stage. The early Maltese lace did not have the Maltese cross motif. It was only introduced as the identifying mark after others began to work laces that were very similar like the Bedfordshire lace, in fact also known as Beds-Maltese.
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