After leaving the garment overnight till the starch becomes completely dry, the background color is brushed on with a wide brush, which process is called “ji-zome”.  The brush should not be moistened with the paint, either too much or too little.  Only practice and experience can tell the right amount of paint in this process.   Now, the painted kimono is ready to be steamed to infiltrate the paint in silk fiber and stabilize the color.  It is steamed in a room with 100% humidity, for about 40 minutes. 

Finally, the starch resist is washed off, which is called “mizumoto”.  Then, the long garment is stretched from the both ends and hang to dry under the sun light.  Washing process used to be done in natural streams, by holding one end of the garment and letting it sway in the water.   However, it is done in a special water pool in the modern times.  When it is required depending on the design, small parts and lines of the patterns are finished up with colors used in Japanese painting.  Then, the garment is soaked in warm water, pressed and straightened one last time, which is a process called “yu-noshi”.  Finally, the elaboratedly dyed silk panels are sewn back together into a beautiful piece of kimono.