The present invention relates to a method of forming a stack of gloves suitable for packing into a box (64) using a glove packing apparatus (1, 201). The apparatus comprises a receptacle (26) having an opening (27) and a floor (22, 222) opposite and relatively movable with respect to the opening. The method comprises the steps of inserting gloves (70) one or more at a time through the opening (27) and into the receptacle (26) to build a stack of gloves that is supported by the floor, moving the floor (22, 222) as necessary relatively away from the opening so that the stack of gloves (100, 285) is contained by the receptacle (26), and using the perimeter wall to help to define and control the shape of the stack of gloves that is contained by the receptacle as the stack of gloves is built up.