Henbita was born in Tuckborough in the Shire to Heribert Glorybower of Staddle and Hispida Glorybower née Took of Tuckborough. Her younger brother, Hartmut, was born four years afterwards.

She spent the years of her childhood playing, 'adventuring', and running around Tookland and much of the Shire with her many many Took cousins and her mischievous little brother, Hartmut. She often traveled with her father to Bree-land to visit his side of the Glorybower family in Staddle and was exposed to the 'Big Folk' on a regular basis. And, of course, she could be found listening to 'Old Mad Baggins' of Bag-End and his stories at every chance she got. It was listening to those stories that fueled her active mind and the hobbit lass found herself wondering about and imagining up all the different things that the people Bilbo had interacted with on his Grand Adventure wore. It was these imaginings that inspired Henbita to learn to become a seamstress and tailor by trade which was a surprise to her father and mother who were into cooking and gardening. They grew concerned hearing their daughter talk of such big dreams as creating clothing that "even the Big Folk in far off lands should like to wear", though Hibidis silently chalked it up to "the Took side of her". Nevertheless, they doted upon their daughter and supported her endeavors.

Nowadays, Henbita undertakes the travel to Bree-land alone (and oftentimes 'dawdles' and travels to other places before making the return journey home) as her father has gotten a bit too old to be traveling so often; though, he sends his daughter on his own pony, Dilly, with letters full of love and delicious food made by Hispida for their family in Staddle. As a seamstress and tailor, Henbita is always learning and making new things and has a penchant for imagining up a new outfit for just about everyone she meets - or two or three new outfits for various occasions, if she's honest. Whether those outfits will ever be made is up to them, of course.