In February, 1875, a joint conference with the English workers was held in Halifax, for the dual purpose of soliciting assistance for the Glenpatrick workers, who were then on strike, and with a view to a thorough organisation of the whole of the workers in the trade. Some good financial assistance was obtained, but the organisation was not as successful as might have been expected, although Kidderminster placed their experience at the disposal of all the workers, The next few years were taken up in purely local affairs; and in February, 1881, the question of an uniform price list for Tapestry weaving and tying-in was discussed; and a draft scheme was submitted to a meeting of delegates. However, as complete agreement among the workers could not be obtained, the efforts in this direction did not materialise. From 1894 onwards, the Association realised the necessity of a more powerful organisation and sufficient funds to support the members; and strong recommendations were repeatedly put forward by the Executive for increased contributions; but owing to apparent apathy on the part of members, these recommendations were not taken up with the zeal necessary for their success. At the Annual Delegates’ Meeting held in May, 1895, the question of replenishing the funds of the Association, which had been greatly depleted, was discussed; and it was ultimately decided to raise the contributions from 4d. to 6d. per week. As a result of this increase, two of the branches in the East of Scotland seceded. In July, 1895, the question of amalgamating with the Kidderminster Association was again discussed; but again no definite steps were taken. In 1897 an effort was made by the East shops (Bonnyrigg, Eskbank, and Roslin) to form a local union. This was partially established, but in June, 1904, a lock-out took place in the district on the question of shift working; and the local union, not being able to deal with the matter, appealed to the Executive of this Association for assistance, which was granted. The Executive opened negotiations with the firms concerned, and after a few weeks duration, a satisfactory agreement was arrived at, with the result that the local union was dissolved, and the members agreed to join the original Association. In March, 1895, the membership of the Association was returned at 397. A special conference was held in Glasgow on 30th September, 1905, with the object of endeavouring to get the employers to return to the rates for tying beams which were reduced in 1886. A scheme was ultimately drawn up and submitted to the employers in 1906; but negotiations proved unproductive. In 1905, the Glenpatrick branch, which had seceded in 1875 after their unsuccessful strike, rejoined the Association, some 72 weavers becoming members. In March, 1906, the membership of the Association was returned at 462.