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

Embroidery