I may have missed something, I just did a cursory look (and my copy is
titled "The ARt of Embroidery," but the most common title is
"Pictorial History of Embroidery" or "Das Stieckerwerk"), but ...
Until the 16th century, the only garments in Schuette are Ecclestical
(Copes, Dalmaticas, Chasubles, Orphreys, etc.) and they're not
designed to be reversible. I can't say none of the 16th century
garments are designed to be seen on both sides, but none of them look
like it, and none of them are chemises/shifts/shirts -- they're
jackets, night caps, coifs, etc.
susan
It's entirely possible I've got the wrong book in mind, since my copy was
destroyed several years ago. I know there's one that has secular
embroidered garments way earlier than the 16th century.
Melusine
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