Cross-stitch ?? a f?rm of ??w?ng ?nd a popular f?rm ?f ??unt?d-thr??d ?mbr??d?r? ?n wh??h X-?h???d ?t?t?h?? in a t?l?d, r??t?r-l?k? ??tt?rn are u??d t? form a picture. The ?t?t?h?r ??unt? th? thr??d? on a ????? ?f ?v?nw??v? fabric (?u?h as linen) ?n each d?r??t??n so th?t th? stitches ?r? of un?f?rm ??z? ?nd ?????r?n??. This f?rm ?f ?r???-?t?t?h ?? also called counted cross-stitch ?n ?rd?r t? d??t?ngu??h ?t fr?m ?th?r f?rm? of ?r???-?t?t?h. S?m?t?m?? ?r???-?t?t?h is d?n? on designs ?r?nt?d ?n th? f?br?? (stamped ?r???-?t?t?h); th? stitcher ??m?l? stitches ?v?r th? ?r?nt?d ??tt?rn. Cross-stitch is ?ft?n executed ?n easily ??unt?bl? f?br?? ??ll?d ??d? ?l?th 3] whose w??v? ?r??t?? a ?l??nl? visible gr?d of ??u?r?? w?th h?l?? f?r the n??dl? ?t each ??rn?r. Fabrics u??d ?n ?r???-?t?t?h include l?n?n, ??d?, ?nd mixed-content f?br??? ??ll?d '?v?nw??v?' ?u?h as j?b?l?n. All ?r???-?t?t?h fabrics ?r? t??hn???ll? "evenweave" as th? t?rm r?f?r? to th? fact th?t the f?br?? ?? woven t? m?k? ?ur? that th?r? ?r? th? ??m? number ?f thr??d? ??r inch in both th? warp ?nd the w?ft (i.e. vertically ?nd h?r?z?nt?ll?). Fabrics are ??t?g?r?z?d b? threads ??r ?n?h (r?f?rr?d t? ?? 'count'), which can r?ng? from 11 to 40 ??unt. C?unt?d ?r???-?t?t?h ?r?j??t? are w?rk?d from a gr?dd?d pattern called a ?h?rt and ??n b? u??d on ?n? ??unt f?br??; th? ??unt of the f?br?? ?nd th? numb?r ?f thr??d? ??r stitch d?t?rm?n? th? ??z? ?f th? finished stitching. For example, if a g?v?n d???gn is ?t?t?h?d on a 28 ??unt cross-stitch f?br?? w?th ???h cross w?rk?d over tw? thr??d?, th? f?n??h?d stitching ??z? ?? the same ?? ?t w?uld b? ?n a 14 ??unt ??d? fabric with ???h cross w?rk?d ?v?r ?n? ??u?r?. These methods are referred t? ?? "2 ?v?r 2" (2 ?mbr??d?r? thr??d? u??d t? ?t?t?h ?v?r 2 f?br?? thr??d?) ?nd "1 over 1" (1 embroidery thr??d used t? ?t?t?h ?v?r 1 fabric thr??d or square), respectively. Th?r? ?r? d?ff?r?nt methods ?f stitching a pattern, including th? cross-country method wh?r? ?n? ??l?ur ?? ?t?t?h?d ?t a time, ?r the ??rk?ng m?th?d wh?r? ?n? bl??k ?f f?br?? is stitched at a time and th? end ?f the thr??d ?? "??rk?d" at the next point th? ??m? ??l?ur ???ur? in the pattern.