A long time ago, a piece of fabric was immersed in wheat-bran water (made by boiling wheat), starch made from steamed rice or the like and then stretched out on a veranda (a narrow, wooden passageway along the edge of a house facing the garden), the Amado (a wooden shutter constructed at the various openings of a building to protect the interior), a case for Amado or the like in order to apply the finishing touches.
古くはふすま汁（小麦煮汁）、または飯糊などに布を浸し、戸袋、縁側、雨戸などに貼り付け、仕上げをした。