The rectangular apron ( maidari, jap. maetare) is sewn together from two strips of striped elm bast fabric sewn together in plain weave. The surface is embroidered with a symmetrical line pattern in warp stitch with blue cotton thread. At the sides the apron is edged with appliquéd strips of blue cotton fabric. The separately woven apron string, also woven from elm bast, also has a similar appliqué at each end. such an appliqué at each end. Longitudinal stripes (shiriki) of dark blue cotton are woven into the fabric panels. blue cotton, with groups of two and three alternating at almost regular intervals. alternate at almost regular intervals. There is a single stripe towards the centre. The apron band also has also has woven stripes. Between two dark warp stripes, the weaver has added a few threads of lighter-coloured yarn between two dark warp stripes.