Edo Sarasa feature brighter colors than those of Edo Komon. Edo Sarasa's patterns adapt motifs based on representations of people, birds, and plants, many of which are imbued with sophisticated color tones and exotic appearances.

Some works of Edo Sarasa combine hundreds of patterns, but most involved about thirty. Because the paper patterns are stencilled one at a time with brushes to superimpose layers of color and complete the dyeing process, this stage demands patience and skill. It is these human qualities that account for Edo Sarasa's characteristic feature of a three-dimensional sense created through the use of deep color-tones.

The exotic history of the Silk Road captured our imagination. Linking Asia, it served for tens of centuries as the main route for cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe. Naturally, as a dyer, the Silk Road attract us. For Futaba, who is deeply involved with traditional dyeing, which itself is part of Japan's unique cultural heritage, it is vital to make contacts with different cultures throughout the world, in order to add new dimensions to Japanese art of dyeing.