Welcome to the home of the Essex Craft Guild.

The Guild was formed in 1984, with the main aim of promoting, encouraging and supporting its members in the furtherance of their craftwork and skills. In doing this we aim to stimulate a wider and more informed appreciation of genuine hand made crafts in Essex, U.K.

Guild Membership is granted only to individuals who meet the Guild’s criteria and whose hand craft work is of a high enough standard to have passed the Guild’s annual selection process. So what is the Guild’s criterion? Successful applicants must be genuine skilled craft workers, who live in the county of Essex, U.K. Membership is NOT available to those who live abroad, hold a craft franchise, or who import or sell craft goods made by others. In purchasing from Guild members, you are therefore assured of obtaining individually crafted items of an exceptionally high standard of workmanship.

There are three forms of Guild membership, Full Member, Associate Member and Guild Friend. Information about all of these will be found on the Join the Guild page.

The Guild publishes an Annual Directory, which describes members’ work and advises how to get in touch with them. Along side this it advises the different services members offer, e.g. will speak to groups, do repairs, accepts commissions for special items etc. Event organisers will also see which members are happy to exhibit. Many members will also be pleased to demonstrate their craft at events, which adds interest for show visitors.

To obtain a copy of the Directory please contact the Guild Secretary:- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   tel: 01279 437401 or alternatively you can pick up a free copy when visiting any of the Guild Events.

The Guild is a non-profit making organisation. The Guild committee, with the help of members, arranges events, in accordance with our aims, for the public to meet and purchase directly from members.

The Guild supports others in Essex too. Since 2000, the Guild has donated surplus funds from Guild events to different charities and groups in Essex. In recent years our Main Charity has been the Essex Air Ambulance, for whom we have raised over £30,000 so far. See the Guild’s Charity Work page for details of this and of the others we have helped.

All press enquiries should be directed to Malcolm Brown.
Phone : 01621 856989     Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.