[1] In 1936 she married electrical engineer Mitchell "Mick" Milne in the Auckland suburb of Parnell.
[2][3] Taught by potter Patricia Perrin, Milne began pottery making at the age of 40.
[4] In an interview with Doreen Blumhardt and Brian Brake, Milne said, “I feel I’m one who simply drifted into a potter’s world, without any aim or direction, other than a general interest in craft work...I believe strongly in technique, because of the disciplines necessary for competent craftsmanship, but I just can’t work to a set plan or design.
Only to an idea.”[5] In the 1960s, she formed Waterford Potters with Guy and Jocelyn Mountain, establishing a studio in Remuera in the 1970s.
[4] She spent some time working and travelling in Japan and maintained a close relationship with Japanese potter Takeichi Kawai.