Mill House Millinery in the Press
Velvet Mag – Pink feather upcycled headpiece
Susan was thrilled to be included in the January 2023 edition of ‘Velvet Magazine’, The Cambridgeshire Lifestyle Magazine. This upcycled headpiece was part of the cover shoot, and was worn with great style by Jo of VV Raven , and photographed so beautifully by Elodie Giuge
Link to article
Sketching – Creativity Found
Susan not only makes hats, she talks about them too. Hear her talking about her finding her creativity after a life in IT with Clare Waite Brown, of Creativity Found, a brilliant community helping adults find creativity!
Link to Podcast
Ely Museum Advert
In the summer of 2022, Susan worked with Ely Museum on their exhibition ‘Hold onto your Hat’ , providing some of the millinery tools on display, and running some workshops.
Link to article
https://www.spottedinely.com/put-a-feather-in-your-cap-at-ely-museum-this-summer/
British Library Small Business
One of the key organisations to help Susan get started in her Millinery Business was the British Library Business and IP Centre. Susan has featured in several of their promotional campaigns, and this picture was taken at her first ever photoshoot! She has written a blog about how her business survived the pandemic, and has also presented at BIPC events in Cambridgeshire.
https://blogs.bl.uk/business/2021/02/how-entrepreneurs-have-reset-restarted-their-businesses.html
Womans Weekly
Susan has even made the national press, and in 2022 was interviewed in Woman’s Weekly as to how a holiday in the Netherlands on a millinery course with Louise MacDonald had started her new career.
Unfortunately there isn’t an online link to the interview, but if you visit Susan in her studio, she has it framed on the wall!
A blog post by the British Library Business and IP Centre about how entrepreneurs had pivoted their business during the pandemic
https://blogs.bl.uk/business/2021/02/how-entrepreneurs-have-reset-restarted-their-businesses.html
‘Time out’ with me, explaining my business journey so far, on the Thrive Collective
https://thrivecollective.club/blog/time-out-with-susan-widlake/
A Q&A Interview with Mary at ‘The Wonky Wheel’ in Finchingfield
‘From Crocus Corms to Facemasks’ a feature by Saffron Walden Tourist Information https://www.visitsaffronwalden.gov.uk/2020/08/from-crocus-corms-to-crocus-facemasks/