My BIL does tapestry...he loves wild animals so thats what he usually does. It takes him ages. He does it to calm himself down...has CFS like me and your brain races on and on....doing some kind of stitching can be calming. I do it to the telly, crocheting my second blanket for the neices.  My BIL is not gay either...very happily married to my sister who he adores. Its mutual 🙂