We now have eight craft studios - first and foremost these studios are workshops where craft work is produced by a single maker. Raw materials are transformed, each piece of work is designed and then made on the premises. This is labour intensive, highly skilled work that requires concentration and focus - whilst work is available for sale, the studios are not purely retail outlets.
Craft makers may have to visit commissioning clients, attend exhibitions, craft fairs, international selling events, or be called away at short notice.
Generally studios are all open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (although some open over and above these times). Full contact details can be found on each craft maker's dedicated pages. To avoid any disappointment, we recommend you call before travelling.
Much is owed to the dedication of the original volunteer Board of Directors who 'stuck by' the original idea despite many setbacks, to the generousity of the Moffat family, who purchased and renovated the first two studios in 2002 and to the support of Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire from 2003-2007.
For further information please contact:
Creative Executive
The Gallery
Happyhills
121-125 Main Street
West Kilbride, KA23 9AR
Tel: 01294 829179
E-mail: maggie@crafttownscotland.org
Studio 24
Studio 24 is run by Marion E. Kane, Silversmith. Marion Kane is an award winning Scottish silversmith who has been creating silver art works and utensils for over a decade. Marion prides herself in making pieces that can be used in everyday life and reflects this by using textures and shapes that may seem boring and mundane to everyone else.
Studio 24,
24 Ritchie Street,
West Kilbride,
KA23 9AL
Studio 30
Studio 30 is run by Old Maiden Aunt. Old Maiden Aunt have yarns & fibres available for purchase in their workshop and online shops which have been handpainted in Scotland. The mill-spun base yarn & spinning fibre for handpaints is as ethically sourced as possible, and is processed at mills local where the fibre is produced.
Studio 30,
30 Ritchie Street,
West Kilbride,
KA23 9AL
Studio 99b
Stewart Soutar runs Studio 99b. He produces engraved glass, stained glass panels, kiln glass and lamps by commission. In addition to his producing glass art, Stewart has a considerable reputation as both a portrait painter and abstract / environmental artist, selling the majority of his work in the USA.
His paintings inform his glasswork, with drawings and paintings forming the basis of many of his stained glass pieces. These pieces in turn feed into his paintings, creating a rich synergy between applied art and fine art.
Studio 99b,
99b Main Street,
West Kilbride,
KA23 9AP
Studio 117
"Chookiebirdie is a small craft business owned and run by me, Lorna Reid. Based on the west coast of Scotland in the Craft and Design Town of West Kilbride, I specialise in decorative accessories, gifts and bespoke cards.
My work is hand stitched and hand finished using unusual and fabrics often embellished with beads, buttons and embroidery. Wherever possible I prefer to use Scottish lambswool, Tartan and Tweed as well as high quality woolen felt. Much of my work is individually commissioned and made to order and can be personalised with names, dates or other messages."
Studio 117,
117 Main Street,
West Kilbride,
KA23 9AP
Studio 1 - Happy Hills
Studio 1 at Happyhills is run by The Printmakers’ Boutique. They specialise in designing and creating hand printed products including cards, scarves, lamp shades, brooches and limited edition prints. The Printmakers’ Boutique also accepts commissions for pet portraits and personal lantern designs.
Studio 1 Happyhills,
121-123 Main Street,
West Kilbride,
KA23 9AR
Studio 2 - Happy Hills
Studio 2 at Happy Hills is run by Eileen Bell at McHattie. Eileen is happy to knit to order, catering for customer’s ideas and specifications when designing items. Eileen uses a vast range of different yarn, from 100% wool specifically made for felting to a variety of stunning textured silks, cottons, mohair and bamboo yarns in a wide range of colours.
Studio 2 Happyhills,
121-123 Main Street,
West Kilbride,
KA23 9AR
Studio 3 - Happy Hills
Studio 3 at Happy Hills houses Anne McGrath and Gathering Threads. Gathering Threads is a community based design and sewing group based in West Kilbride with the aim of reducing social isolation & exclusion in a rural area and passing on skills which are being lost due to them not being taught in schools at present.
Studio 3 Happyhills,
21-123 Main Street,
West Kilbride,
KA23 9AR


