 Sets of bed hangings embroidered in crewel wools were another characteristic product of the Stuart era . These were worked on a new fabric , a natural twill weave from Bruges with a linen warp and cotton weft . <unk> wools of the 17th century were firmly twisted unlike the soft wools sold under that name today , and were dyed in deep rich shades of green , blue , red , yellow , and brown . Motifs of flowers and trees , with birds , insects , and animals , were worked at large scale in a variety of stitches . The origins of this work are in the polychrome embroidery on scrolling stems of the Elizabethan era , later blended with the Tree of Life and other motifs of Indian <unk> , introduced by the trade of the East India Company . 
