"Dzi" wool bracelet, handwoven in Tibet · CHARU × Tsoten

A distinctive, tightly woven wool bracelet in black and off-white, featuring a meander pattern framed by narrow red and green borders. The motif is inspired by Tibetan horse saddle blankets, on which the meander is one of the traditional symbols of good luck. The bracelet is woven using a technique passed down by nomads for generations and traditionally used to make belts, ropes, saddle blankets, and shepherds’ slings—even experienced weavers need at least eight hours to complete each bracelet. It fastens with a Dzi-style bead threaded through a loop at the end of the band; the open ends taper into short fringes.

The ribbons are made in a weavers' cooperative in the village of Tsoten in the Tibetan highlands. Since 2019, CHARU has been working there with former herders to preserve weaving as a source of livelihood. Many members of the cooperative are elderly.

CHARU connects designers with artisan cooperatives in the Tibetan cultural region and uses these collaborations to develop products that bring traditional techniques into everyday life.

Band width: 1.5 cm · Band length without fringes: 19 cm (± 1 cm) · Wool · Dzi-style bead · Zinc alloy metal tag · Handwoven in the Tibetan highlands