Unique Footbags by Hane Dane Craft

05/24/2026

Fresh out of the oven and still a little warm

05/04/2026

So great to see footbag is blowing up again. It's about time!

We’re seeing more young players picking it up, learning tricks, and forming clubs and circles. Really great to see.

Now imagine this: playing with a footbag you made yourself.

I teach a beginner-friendly stitching course that shows you exactly how to make your own footbag from scratch. Even if you’ve never sewn before.

A lot of kids are picking this up fast, and the fun thing is that kicker communities grow around stitchers!

As a footbag old timer, I see other benefits: less screen time, more skill, and something they’re proud to show their friends.

If you want the details, drop a 🟠 below and I’ll send you the link (or check the comments).

03/10/2026

How many of you guys have tried sewing your own footbags?

After sewing footbags for more than four decades, one thing I’ve noticed is that the craft teaches you more than just stitching.

When you spend time cutting panels, managing tension, fixing mistakes, and trying to get symmetry right, your hands start training your mind. Your spatial sense improves. Your patience improves. Even your creativity gets sharper because you’re constantly solving small problems.

It’s one of the reasons I still enjoy making bags after all these years. The process never stops teaching you things.

A while back we put together a footbag stitching course to pass on everything I’ve learned about materials, fillers, and construction. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make your own bags—or improve your stitching—it might be useful.

If anyone’s curious, I'll drop the link in the comments.

02/12/2026

A little write-up on the 12-panel form and how understanding its structure is interesting to more people than just footbag stitchers!

A website featuring essays, blog posts, and articles on hidden history, Tartaria, economics, Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, harmonics and frequency, as well as Petersen's published books

02/10/2026

Stephanie has been playing around with AI. lol She's the fingers behind all our online stuff: www.hanedanefootbags.com
and if you want to check out her website: www.stephaniepetersen.net

01/30/2026

Release of my 12-panel stitching course happens today! Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered. It makes it so much easier to finish a project when the demand already exists and the website bills have already been paid! This is what the course looks like when you first open it up: an 83-page instructional eBook and 11 video lessons. Some might think it's maybe TOO detailed, but for anyone who gets stuck in the process, this step-by-step course will guide you through to the end.

To order the course: https://www.hanedanefootbags.com/12-panel-get-started

01/06/2026

Flower Power! This bag's already been sold, but if you like the design, you can always do a custom build on my website. Also, I'm releasing my new stitching course for a 12-panel on Jan. 30 and it's 15% off if you PRE-ORDER. You can find out more here if you're interested: https://www.hanedanefootbags.com/12-panel-order-early

12/30/2025

Many of you connected with my website to get your digital copy of The Sport of Footbag. Thanks for connecting! On page 35 of the book, we talk about how Torben Wi**er single-handedly brought the sport of footbag to Europe. And on Christmas day, as we were walking the dogs on a trail in Denmark, we met a friendly family. I got talking to Nicolas, shown here, and it turns out he was an old friend of Torben Wi**er's back in Copenhagen! Such a small world!

Here's a blurb from the book on some touring I did with Torben. If you'd like a digital copy of the book, click here, input your email address, and I'll get one out to you! And if you already grabbed yours, let me know how you're liking the book! https://www.hanedanefootbags.com/the-sport-of-footbag

12/16/2025

From me to you this Christmas, please accept a free digital copy of The Sport of Footbag. 🎅🎄🎁 Just input your email here and download instructions will be sent to you: https://www.hanedanefootbags.com/the-sport-of-footbag

When it first came out, we made digital copies free to anyone who wanted one, but the delivery system didn't always work. Now, delivery is made through my own website and seems to be working fine. Have a hyggelig holiday! ❤⚽

12/10/2025

New design, the 32-panel soccer ball SHOOTING STAR... available as a custom build in any color group, size, weight, or diameter. You pick the specs: https://www.hanedanefootbags.com/shop

Allan (Hane Dane) Petersen began kicking footbag in 1983 on the streets of Copenhagen. Within a year, he was touring the world and stitching bags that he sold while street performing in Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Stockholm, and London.