Doshi’s discovery of Kubota’s silk kimonos led her to do further research, and soon after to take up, and personalize, a range of shibori techniques herself that show the in uence of Kubota’s silk art. As a colorist, Doshi revels in the range of stunning and unpredictable chromatic stripes, ripples, and swirling currents of dye created by hand pleating (Tesuji Shibori).