Quote Originally Posted by sydnie7 View Post
Our jabot maker is on her way to Alaska for the summer but I'm sure this question will intrigue her. What type of silk material is used? Phil mentions silk lace -- can you confirm, or describe what you are looking for? If we can locate the material, we can certainly make it up for you -- on her return this fall, that is!
Have a look at this site. It shows two different types of Maltese lace, some in linen and some in silk which you will see is much finer - http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/ID/MalteseID.html
This is an example -

the silk itself is an off-white colour which is typical of Spanish silk.