The unused portions of both ends of the string are hemmed in around the sides, and according to custom, on auspicious events they are inserted from the bottom upward; on occasions of mourning they are inserted from the top downward.
余った左右の紐端は脇辺りにおさめ、慶事の際は下から上へ、忌事の際は上から下へ差し込んでおくのが習わしとされる。