
ちなみに「出世だたみ」
と言う畳み方で、戦の時にすぐに馳せ参じられる様、
すぐ紐が解ける畳み方というのが語源だそうです。
This photo shows the way to fold Hakama,traditional skirt-like pants.
The way is called 'Shusse Datami' ,which means getting-a-promotion folding.
It derives from the story that samurai worrier can wear pants right away when he was drafted because he can make the thread come loose easily in this way.