 Following the death of James I and the accession of Charles I , elaborately embroidered clothing faded from popularity under the dual influences of rising Puritanism and the new court 's taste for French fashion with its lighter silks in solid colours accessorised with masses of linen and lace . In this new climate , needlework was praised by moralists as an appropriate occupation for girls and women in the home , and domestic embroidery for household use flourished . <unk> pictures , mirror frames , <unk> , and other domestic objects of this era often depicted Biblical stories featuring characters dressed in the fashion of Charles and his queen Henrietta Maria , or after the Restoration , Charles II and Catherine of Braganza . 
