After a lot of years on the planet I realized I'm a small town girl at heart and have returned to my roots in Nebraska. I relocated to a little unincorporated village of 60 people right outside of my hometown of Hastings, Nebraska.

I'm a knitter who was drawn to knitting socks by all of the wonderful and colorful sock yarns available. Having accumulated a sizable stash over the years I thought it would be fun to start playing with color on my own and Hansen Hand Dyes was born.

I employ a variety of techniques in my dyeing from hand painting to immersion dyeing and a smattering of other things in between. Some of my colorways are repeatable, some skeins are truly unique (Happy Accidents), and some techniques will provide varied results and different layouts of colors within a colorway.

Of course, a love of yarn and knitting has piqued my interest into other fiber related activities. In 2015 I acquired a loom and expect to offer handwoven scarves in the shop on occasion. I also got sidetracked with beads (they're bright and pretty too) and began making stitch markers.

So, when I'm not dealing with the everyday things life throws at me you'll find me knitting, in the yarn cave mixing up dyes, weaving, or hunched over a desk with my glasses on my nose stringing beads on wire. Life is too short not to enjoy it.