Orange cloth included with Kyuusu - what's the deal?

[olivierco]

All need is a good pic.
I know my knotts!!

http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/tie-the-box.html

[chamekke]

Another set of instructions on ribbon-tying here, with photos:
http://www.2000cranes.com/customer_serv ... _tying.htm

A YouTube video on the same topic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoceB8uvQmM

And if you ever need to add or replace the ribbon on a tomobako, here's how:
http://www.wabiarts.com/fittingribbon.htm

P.S. For those who own shifuku, here is a YouTube video (same person as above) on how to tie the "this chaire is empty" knot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Bhlneei0M

There's a different knot that's used when the chaire does contain matcha, but you only tie that particular knot right before actually taking the chaire into the tearoom prior to performing a koichademae or "thick tea" temae (ceremony). Normally you only put the matcha into the chaire immediately before the temae, and clean out any traces of matcha immediately afterwards.