Question 1

How do I open a store?

Accepted Answer

The Silk Purse Guild is exclusively for small, Handmade Businesses based in the UK.

To speed up your application, we suggest that you head over to out private Facebook Group

Opening a Shop with Us

https://silkpurseguild.com/apply-to-join-the-guild/

You will not be able to access the seller area until your application been approved.

Open a Stripe Account
Have 5 killer products, with 4 photos of each and product descriptions written
As soon as you are approved, you will get all the details you need to open your account via email
You will be given 1 month of FREE access to get your shop set up. As soon as you are ready, pick the plan that suits your business and you are LIVE!
All products will be in a pending state, until you have been approved to post directly, due to a fair few instances of “winging it” with the shipping set up lol

Question 2

Copyright Law

Accepted Answer

Breacing Copyright Law is a serious Business

We expect all of our sellers to take full responsibility for the legal aspects of their business. Breaching copyright law can get

The UK Government website is the best place to gain information regarding the current copyright laws.

Items breaching copyright will be removed from the Silk Purse Guild, without warning.

Question 3

Documents are Password Protected

Accepted Answer

As you work towards opening your shop, you may run into documents and trainings that are password protected.

The password for these documents can be located in the Academy, just look for Harry ;)

Question 4

Can I change the email address on my account?

Accepted Answer

The Silk Purse is an ecommerce website, dealing with financial transactions. As such, we use a heavy level of

One of the most common things bad people and bots do online is try to hack accounts. If you attempt to change your email address