Nuinotsukasa was one of 12 offices in the Ladies Quarters, and responsible for sewing garments, braiding plaited cords, and also managed the court ladies' serving and entering the Imperial Court.
縫司（ぬいのつかさ）は、後宮十二司の一つで、衣服の裁縫、組紐を編むことをつかさどり、また女官の出仕・朝参のことを管理した役所を指す。