Characteristically of Tome-suki is the method of laying reeds together with arranged material against 'an upright board' and adhering the fibers together by draining the water remaining in the newly formed paper after the material is evenly arranged.
留め漉きの特徴は、紙を漉き上げたのち、漉き桁を「スラシ板」にもたせかけ、生紙に残っている水を垂らしつつ、繊維の密着を図る方法である。