The four corners and the center of the zabuton are usually stitched in order to fix the cotton batting in place. Those stitches are usually tufted. Those tufted threads are called toji-ito or shime-ito.
The four corners and the center of the zabuton are usually stitched in order to fix the cotton batting in place. Those stitches are usually tufted. Those tufted threads are called toji-ito or shime-ito.