It is said that people in Edo where fires frequently occurred made it a practice to keep a Muhaba-size Furoshiki spread out under their bedding to prepare for throwing their furniture and household goods onto the bedding, wrapping up anything and everything as they were in the Furoshiki and escaping the fire when it occurred.
六幅は、火災が多かった江戸において、寝具の下に敷き、火事などの災害発生時に寝具の上に家財道具を放り投げ、一切合財をそのまま風呂敷に包んで逃げるために使われていたという。