The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Every now and then, this column will feature instructions for an activity I find interesting. Right now, I’m particularly interested in counted cross stitch, which is a simple, relaxing form of embroidery that results in a satisfying thunk noise as the stitch tightens against the taut fabric. So I thought I’d include some instructions on how to get started on your own sampler.

But then I remembered that there is more than one way to have fun with cross-stitch. For example, you might be a cat. Cats enjoy this pastime in their own unique way, which egocentric, insensitive humans consider to be “...