Application Process

Welcome to the Silk Purse Guild! We're excited to have you join our community of talented artisans.

• Submit Your Application: Fill in the application form ensuring you add links to your work and product images

• Approval Review: Once submitted, your application will be reviewed by the founder of the Guild.

• Successful Application: If approved, you’ll receive an email confirming your success.

• Access to Members Portal: After purchasing, you’ll gain access to our private members portal

• Onboarding Course: Inside the portal, you’ll find a link to our onboarding course,

• Free Membership Month: Enjoy one month of free membership to get everything in place without any rush.

• Shop Opening: Once you’re ready, we’ll open your shop for you! Initially, your products will need admin

• As soon as we're sure you’ve found you feet, and got the hang of things, we'll hand over the keys and the shop is all yours!

Question 2

Do I need a Stripe Account to open a shop?

Accepted Answer

Stripe Accounts Rock!

The Silk Purse Guild places its members at the heart of everything it does.

We understand the frustrations of dealing with payment holds, as seen on

Question 3

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

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