I like to listen to pop/rock music of the 60s/70s/80s. It's familiar, which sure brings back memories as I'm sewing on quilt borders, etc - and it's less distracting than newer music (where I have to skip annoying songs frequently).
I also listen to audiobooks (free from Libby through my library) and I mostly like historical British detective fiction. That seems strangely specific when I type it out... Mostly because it's slow moving, cerebral, lots of descriptives and a nice slice of history included. Fave author: Charles Todd, with main characters Ian Rutledge and Charles Lenox.
My husband can tell how well the sewing is going depending on how loud the music is or how fast I've speeded up the audiotape, LOL.