Counted-thread embroidery



Counted-thread embroidery is any embroidery in which the number of warp and weft yarns in a fabric are methodically counted out for each stitch, resulting in uniform-length stitches and a precise, uniform embroidery pattern. Even-weave fabric is usually used, producing a symmetrical image, as both warp and weft yarns are evenly spaced.

The opposite of counted-thread embroidery is free embroidery.

Types of counted-thread embroidery
Among the counted-thread embroidery techniques are:


 * Assisi
 * Bargello, or Florentine work
 * Blackwork
 * Canvas work
 * Cross-stitch
 * Hardanger
 * Needlepoint
 * Drawn thread work
 * Tatreez