COUNTED-THREAD EMBROIDERY

Counted cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century

'Counted-thread embroidery' is any embroidery in which the fabric threads are counted by the embroiderer before inserting the needle into the fabric. Evenweave fabric is usually used; it produces a symmetrical image as both warp and weft fabric threads are evenly spaced.
The opposite of counted-thread embroidery is free embroidery.
Among the counted-thread embroidery techniques are:

★ Assisi embroidery

★ Bargello, or Florentine work

★ Blackwork embroidery

★ Cross-stitch

★ Hardanger embroidery

★ Needlepoint

★ Drawn thread work

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