Mill House Millinery
Millinery experiences with Susan Widlake
Fascinateas
As the Mad Hatter says 'It's always tea time'.
Spend a few hours making a fascinator of your own style and for any head size, while enjoying tea and cake.
- Before you begin, try on some examples to pick a style that suits you.
- All materials included.
- Experiment with ribbons, flowers, feathers and trims.
- Tuition and advice from Susan of Mill House Millinery.
Bespoke hats that reflect your personality
Susan can also make a hat for you.
"I truly think that anyone can wear a hat, and if you think you can’t, it might be that you just haven’t found the right one for you yet.
I love working with people to find the right shapes and materials for them. I know I’ve succeeded when you forget you are wearing the hat!
When I’m helping you find the perfect hat, I like to start with what you are going to wear with it. If you are happy and comfortable with that, it’s going to be so much easier to pair something with it."
See some examples here
Susan on the podcast – language graduate, IT and pharmaceutical auditor turned milliner
Susan Widlake studied Russian and Bulgarian, then turned to accountancy, even though she ‘didn’t really like maths that much’. She travelled a lot for her work in the finance and pharmaceutical industries, but at the weekends she would enjoy sewing projects, and even had a little travelling craft box to dip into on train journeys.
Susan is settled in the UK now, and has opened her own millinery studio, creating hat designs inspired by her travels, with names to match.
Listen here