Join host Misty Doan on Homespun as she sits down with Sara Delaney, Missouri Star's in-house crochet and knitting expert, for an intimate conversation about her creative journey from theater costume design to becoming a published author and fiber arts educator. Sara shares her non-traditional path to finding her calling, discussing how financial hardship led to rediscovering yarn crafts, her transition from retail work to yarn shop employee, and eventually becoming a full-time designer and teacher. This heartwarming episode explores the intersection of creativity, family traditions, and the therapeutic nature of working with fiber, while offering practical advice for aspiring designers and makers.

Key Episode Highlights:

• Sara's journey from theater costume design to becoming Missouri Star's fiber arts expert
• Her unique design process - starting with visual sketches and treating knit/crochet as fabric construction
• The difference between "project people" vs "process people" in crafting philosophy
• How financial hardship in 2008 led to rediscovering yarn and launching her career
• Career advice for aspiring fiber artists and the transition of One Big Happy into Missouri Star
• Family crafting traditions, generational skill-skipping, and creating memorial quilts during lockdown
• The therapeutic nature of constant creating and learning from mistakes as design opportunities

From Missouri Star Quilt Co