Membership
Benefits of Membership
Membership allows you to:
- Be part of a community of fiber enthusiasts
- Attend monthly meetings and programs
- Register for Guild workshops
- Use the extensive lending library
- Apply for selling your fiber art at the Holiday Sale
- Volunteer for projects, sales and other activities
- Participate in a study group
- Rent Guild weaving equipment
- Apply for a scholarship to learn new skills
- Vote at business meetings
- Get discounts at area fiber merchants (Bead Breakout, Beads ‘n Things, The Black Purl, Yarn Culture)
- Receive our newsletter, The Yarn
Membership Fees *
- $40 Individual
- $50 Family
- $30 Out of town (resides 50+ miles from Rochester)
- $25 Student (under 25 years old with valid student ID)
All member categories receive all membership benefits: one vote, one YARN subscription, Guild programs, all-Guild email list, library privileges, eligibility for workshop enrollment, scholarships, and equipment rental. First-time members joining mid-year may do so at a reduced fee.
Newsletter Subscription Only *
A $15 newsletter-only membership is available, using the membership application form available below. Newsletter-only subscribers receive no other membership benefits.
Membership Application
Our membership year begins June 1 and runs until May 31 of the year following.
Apply for membership online and pay with credit card through Paypal.
Weavers' Guild of Rochester, Inc., is a non-profit organization. Membership dues and contributions to the Guild are tax deductible to the extent provided by law.
* After February 1, membership fees and newsletter are half price for first time members the rest of the member year ending May 31.