Information for Members

How to join

Our membership fee is currently £25 per annum. To join or renew your subscription you can pay by BACS or cheque (payable to: Highland Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers), but please also fill in and send the Membership Form, (available as Word or pdf), as your application is not complete without it. The address is on the membership form.

Our membership year runs from 1st October to 30th September, those joining after 1st July will be covered up to the 30th September of the following year.

Our Data Protection Policy is available so that you can check how we handle your personal information. As we are a registered charity, we publish our accounts annually, so you can see how we manage our money. You may also wish to read our constitution.

Please also read our Sales and Advertising Policy and download our Public Liability Insurance Certificate.

Do look in our Reports section and see some of the wonderful workshops we have had so far !

We are affiliated to the Association of Guilds of WSD. The Association organises summer schools, conferences and exhibitions, which all members can attend. More information about these can be found on the Association web site.

The Association also produces ‘The Journal’ – a quarterly magazine containing articles relating to all our core crafts, book reviews, and information about exhibitions. Books reviewed for the magazine are held in the Association library and can be borrowed by members of affiliated Guilds.

Information about the Certificate of Achievement, designed to improve craftsmanship, can be found on the Association web site. The C of A is offered separately for weaving, tapestry weaving, spinning, natural dyeing, and synthetic dyeing.

A web information point has recently been set up for members. This contains forms, health and safety information, guidelines etc. All members of affiliated Guilds will be able to access it with a username and password available via their own Guild. You can request the information via our “contact us” page.