The living on Koya-san Mountain seemed to be hard, and so she made use of the tsumugi (pongee) technique in person to originate Sanada-himo Ribbon, and made the vassals peddle them around to earn their living.
高野山での生活は厳しかったらしく、彼女自ら上田地方の紬技術を応用した真田紐を考案し、家臣たちに行商させて、生計を支えていた。