KCP (Specialist Interior Cleaning & Scotchgarding) specialise in professional cleaning and fabric protection and they undertake everything from a complete after-builders’ clean-up to polishing and maintaining stone floors. They say that your silk duvet should be dry cleaned, which they can help with – or they suggest you find a good dry cleaner locally. (Image: Woods of Harrogate)

Have you tried Bespokebedlinens? They can make valances to your size requirements, in either your own fabric or in a choice of Egyptian cottons or polyester cotton mixes.

English Home specializes in hand embroidered and appliquéd furnishings in linen, silk and velvet; they can make a brown velvet throw for you to your precise specifications www.englishhome.com .  And Cover Up Designs provides all types of soft furnishings. They have a huge range of samples in their showroom and offer a wide variety of quilting patterns to choose from. www.coverupdesigns.co.uk  

Bespoke Bedlinens will be able to provide the duvet, but they can also supply the bedlinen to go with it. They custom-make bedlinen in a range of textiles or your own fabric, and for beds of any shape and size (including caravan or boat beds). www.bespokebedlinens.co.uk

Maharani Trading have a selection of antique and new bedspreads and throws, including Bengali running-stitch quilts in a variety of stunning colours and patterns, Jaipur block-printed bedspreads and white patchwork or silk bedspreads from Rajasthan www.maharanitrading.com. Aleta specializes in bespoke embroidered or block-printed fabrics and soft furnishings by Brigitte Singh. Their quilts and piqued bedspreads are not only beautiful to look at, they are also incredibly soft and cosy and easy to care for www.aletaonline.com.

The Austrian Bedding Company is the only specialist duvet shop in the UK. They not only make pure goose down quilts and pillows in any size, but have a special cleaning service – the down is removed, de-dusted, washed, dried, and put into a new cotton cover. They will also top it up if necessary.

Silk-filled duvets are naturally hypo-allergenic and resistant to dust mites, and also repel mould and mildew. They also seem to be very suitable for a British climate as the temperature-regulating properties of silk mean that they keep you warm in winter and cool in summer. www.mandarina.co.uk can make them in any size or weight; What’s more, the Chinese believe that the amino acids in silk emit small particles called sleep factors, which are supposed to ease the nervous system, help you sleep better and improve your sense of well-being !

Tinsmiths supply three versions: in a green or rose fabric with a ruffle edging, or in a pretty faded floral design with a piped edging. They all have the traditional plain silk-backing. You can have a look at them on www.tinsmiths.co.uk. They also have a shop in Ledbury, Herefordshire.