Clean, dry linen folded into breathable cotton bags and stored somewhere airy will survive winter far better than anything sealed in plastic. Here is the routine.

A stain-by-stain guide to lifting tea, red wine, grass and oil from linen using everyday cupboard items — with the heat and bleach mistakes that set marks for good.

A practical UK guide to washing linen bedding: the temperatures, detergents and drying methods that keep it soft and true to size, without the first-wash shrinkage.