The Norfolk Craft Guild is a vibrant community of skilled artisans dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich tradition of handmade craft across Norfolk. Established in 1952, the Guild brings together professional makers and passionate artisan crafters working to the highest standards in a wide range of disciplines, including fabrics and textiles, glassmaking, jewellery design, metalwork and silversmithing, papercutting, pottery and ceramics, woodturning and woodcraft, and more.
Our work is supported and guided by a dedicated Executive team and Guild committee, elected by the Guild membership to lead and provide oversight of a well-maintained Guild with smooth planning and operations to uphold the Guild’s Constitution, and organise exhibitions and sale of members’ work, member applications and assessments, workshops and events.
Membership is by assessment and open to craftspeople that live and practice their craft in Norfolk, UK and demonstrate a commitment to skill, creativity, and craftsmanship. Whether you’re an experienced maker or emerging craftsperson, the Norfolk Craft Guild offers a welcoming space to share knowledge, refine your work, and connect with others who are passionate about the handmade.
Explore our members’ work, discover upcoming events, and join us in celebrating the mastery of our talented Norfolk makers and the traditions and techniques of artisan craft.
Handmade
All our artisan crafters make their various works typically using handmade and traditional techniques to preserve these historic skills and specialist crafts. As a collective, the Guild offers an experience that is truly unique, personal, and ensures items are made to the highest quality.
Quality
From the finest materials – whether wood, glass, metals, textiles, paper, ceramics and more – our artisan makers source locally where possible, to achieve the finest product quality and to ensure we preserve our cultural heritage and represent only the very best of the region’s artisan crafts.
Local
Our artisan crafters and makers all live and work from various locations covering every direction across the fine County of Norfolk, but collectively the talented members all place importance on the value to the local economy and of handmade crafts, and are inspired by the beauty of the rural wildlife and scenery around them.
Why join Us?
Guild Heritage
Established in 1952, Norfolk Craft Guild is the longest running craft organisation in our fine County. Our Guild members are passionate about their work and love creating and showcasing the finest quality, most beautiful and original crafted items, all within our fine County.
Member Experience
Being a member of the Norfolk Craft Guild is about more than exhibiting and sale of their crafts - it's a wide support network of like-minded talented artisans who care passionately about their disciplines, and the members often meet socially as much as professionally, sharing ideas and unlocking opportunities for mutual benefit.
Support & Promotion
The Norfolk Craft Guild exists to promote its members and their artisan crafts by organising exhibitions and events at prestigious venues throughout the Fine County of Norfolk, to help its membership sell their finest quality work whilst also sharing their mastery of and passion for their respective craft disciplines.
meet the makers
Fabric and textiles
Several of our talented members are artisans in fabric and textile crafts – including crochet, needle felting, macrame, quilting, stitching, sewing and knitting.
Glassmaking and glassware
Our glass making artisans create vibrant and strikingly creative items in many forms using a variety of traditional and contemporary methods including fused, stained, painted, dichroic and lampwork glass techniques.
Jewellery Making
Our skilled jewellery makers use a variety of techniques and materials to create truly unique items for any occasion – whether its made from the finest sterling silver, seed beads, enamel, resin, dichroic or lampwork glass.
Metalwork and Silversmithing
Whether creating sculptures from recycling old tools and scrap metals, or creating the finest sterling silver jewellery with its uniquely registered hallmark, our skilled artisans bring you some truly unique and creative work of the highest quality.
Papercutting and Papercraft
This ancient oriental craft of papercutting has been thoughtfully reimagined, yet with maintaining the traditional hand-cut process. Using a surgical grade scalpel and premium quality papers, our artisan maker crafts multi-layered artworks with patience and fine precision, mostly inspired by local Norfolk landscapes and wildlife.
Pottery and Ceramics
The distinctive range of wheel-thrown pottery is both functional and beatiful – designed by our skilled artisan pottery and ceramics maker – with this wonderful collection of items designed to be enjoyed and used in every day life.
Woodturning and Woodcraft
With exceptional craftsmanship, our artisan crafters showcase both technical precision and artistic sensitivity to create a range of items with exceptional skill, to accentuate the natural beauty and character through highlighting the grain, colour and unique features of every piece of wood used.