Ann Packer is a Wellington freelance journalist with a strong interest in craft. She currently contributes to the Dominion Post, NZ Listener, NZ House & Garden and NZ Quilter. At various times in her life she has been a knitter, spinner, weaver, dyer and embroiderer. And she loves to shop for fabric and fibre - with plenty of coffee breaks. She is the author of Stitch which won the Lifestyle Category at the Montana Book Awards in 2007.