 A general taste for abundant surface ornamentation is reflected in both household furnishings and in fashionable court clothing from the mid @-@ 16th century through the reign of James I. A 1547 account of the wardrobe of Henry VIII shows that just over half of the 224 items were ornamented with embroidery of some kind , and embroidered shirts and accessories were popular New Year 's gift to the Tudor monarchs . Fine linen shirts , chemises , ruffs , collars , <unk> and caps were embroidered in monochrome silks and edged in lace . The monochrome works are classified as blackwork embroidery even when worked in other colours ; red , crimson , blue , green , and pink were also popular . 
