Sam Packer | commonthreadartists

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I started stitching when I was very young having been influenced by my mother, who embroiders. Growing up, my Sindy dolls had some pretty fantastic outfits (considering that it was in the 1970s; looking at them now, some of the styling leaves a lot to be desired) but at school I didn't do well at dress-making (my mother having taught me far too many naughty shortcuts for my teacher's liking).

I left that behind when I started working in film and media, working for a film distributor and Disney but starting a family gave me time to renew my enthusiasm for stitching (the Sindys would have been very jealous of some of the baby clothes I made).

A silk papermaking course at Missenden Abbey set me back on a road of excitement and discovery and led me to the door of the amazing Maggie Grey. I started doing reviews for Workshop on the Web, Maggie's online textile art workshop magazine and through that I have developed my writing skills, textile experimentation and met some amazing people. I am just starting to branch out to develop more of my own work alongside what I do for WoW.

Sam

Packer

Silk Paper Collar Stiffened silk paper collar embellished with machine embroidery.	Textile - Detail Layers of painted Lutrador, Evolon and FuseFX with hand embroidery.
Arrow Head Silk paper head with a headdress of stitched cotton arrowheads and handmade cords.	Hat Hat made from Fosshape felt, needle-felted and machine embroidered. Moulded and stitched with feathers.
Bird Cape Die-cut shapes and birds appliqued onto spunbonded fabric. As seen in Cut, Shape, Stitch by Maggie Grey, Samantha Packer and Paula Watkins. Published by D4Daisy Books. Photograph ©Michael Wicks	Feather Cape - Detail Craft Vilene (S80) feathers stitched onto painted spunbonded fabric and Lutrador.
Feather Cape Textures and appliqued feathers stitched onto a fabric base. As seen in Cut, Shape, Stitch by Maggie Grey, Samantha Packer and Paula Watkins. Published by D4Daisy Books. Photograph ©Michael Wicks

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sam packer profile2

Sam

Packer

Silk Paper Collar

Stiffened silk paper collar embellished with machine embroidery.

Textile - Detail

Layers of painted Lutrador, Evolon and FuseFX with hand embroidery.

Arrow Head

Silk paper head with a headdress of stitched cotton arrowheads and handmade cords.

Hat

Hat made from Fosshape felt, needle-felted and machine embroidered. Moulded and stitched with feathers.

Bird Cape

Die-cut shapes and birds appliqued onto spunbonded fabric. As seen in Cut, Shape, Stitch by Maggie Grey, Samantha Packer and Paula Watkins. Published by D4Daisy Books. Photograph ©Michael Wicks

Feather Cape - Detail

Craft Vilene (S80) feathers stitched onto painted spunbonded fabric and Lutrador.

Feather Cape

Textures and appliqued feathers stitched onto a fabric base. As seen in Cut, Shape, Stitch by Maggie Grey, Samantha Packer and Paula Watkins. Published by D4Daisy Books. Photograph ©Michael Wicks