All antique textiles should be stored flat. Robes, in particular, should never be kept on a coat hanger. The weight of the robe could cause weakening and damage along the shoulder line. Flat textiles such as panels and scrolls are best kept rolled around a tube. All textiles should be rolled with the face outwards, so that it is not crushed when rolled. This is particularly important when rolling an embroidered textile. Acid-free tissue should be placed on the face of the textile as you roll it, so that each layer of textile is protected. Cotton sheeting can also be wrapped around the textile. When folding a textile, each fold must be interleaved with a sheet of white acid-free tissue. Do not use coloured tissue as the pigment could leach into the textile. Silk is a fibre with memory. It will, therefore, tend to retain folds and other creases if stored in one position for any length of time. To prevent fold lines, it is best to pad each fold in the textile with small rolls of acid-free tissue, preventing the fold from becoming a crease. The textile should also be regularly re-folded in the reverse. When stored, textiles should be kept away from light and extreme changes of temperature.