Roll, don’t fold: the seven rules for looking after your linen

For best results, dry linen on the line, then store on hangers. Composite: Stocksy United/Uniqlo

Few fabrics say “summer” like linen. Whether used in seaside-ready shift dresses, wide-leg drawstring trousers or the perfect summer shirt, there’s nothing quite so easy or breezy.

Nor anything as … well, creasy. The fact that this otherwise ideal summer fabric seems to wrinkle if you so much as look at it the wrong way can put many people off completely.