The Craft
What is a Wurdoo?
A rope that once carried stones across the plateau now carries a wish: hold your own future in your own hand.
For millennia, Tibetan nomads have braided the uddum (乌朵) from hand-spun yak wool — a sling with a woven cradle at its center, whirled overhead to guide herds across the open range. Every nomad once carried one. Each family wove its own.
The craft survives in the hands of a few. In Maozha Township, Yushu, the herding women still knot the traditional braids — and now, with us, they weave new life into them: belts, phone chains, amulet bracelets.
Yak Wool
Hand-spun fiber from plateau yaks — warm, resilient, uniquely textured.
Hand-Knotted
Every piece braided start to finish by one artisan. No machines, no molds.
One of a Kind
Variation is the signature. Each knot records its maker's day.
