The kuro-habutae that undergoes bottoming with indigo or safflower is particularly expensive, and of the two the indigo-dyed habutae is extremely prized as "kame nozoki" (cloth of a light blue dyed in a short period of time).
特に高価とされるのはアイ(植物)や紅の下染めで、なかでも藍の下染めを用いた羽二重は「甕のぞき」として珍重される。