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How to Restring Bamboo Shades

Although our bamboo shades are made to last a very long time without any repairs, sometimes things can happen and it may become necessary to restring one of your shades. If you should find your shade’s cord has broken, give us a call and one of our friendly Customer Support Specialists can assist you in obtaining some brand new cords. When you receive these here are a few simple steps that you can follow to put your window treatment back in working order:

Traditional Cords:

1. Starting from the back of the shade, you will see a series of round guide rings. Knot the cord on the last guide ring on the bottom of the shade.
2. Feed the cord up through the guide rings and push it through the grommet at the top of the shade.
3. Now the cord should be through the front of the shade. Pull the cords through each of the pulleys across to the cord lock mechanism.
4. There are three chambers in the cord lock mechanism. Place each cord in a different chamber. If there are only two cords, put the shortest cord in the outermost chamber and the longer cord in the back chamber.

Continuous Cord Loop:

1. The cords must be tied at the rod and secured under the clip. The knot will hold the cords in place.
2. The cord then goes into the clip on the bottom of the plastic piece that holds the rod to the headrail. This way, the cord will be secured to the rod when it is rotated.
3. Next, the cords will go through the grommet to the back of the shade and continue down the guide rings on the back of the fabric.
4. The bottom of the cord then goes through the tassel and is tied off. Each of the knots can be re-adjusted to ensure the shade will raise evenly.

Make sure to take a look at your bamboo shade and its current cords prior to beginning this process. This will help you feel more familiar with the parts and assemblies so that these directions will make any restringing a snap.

Happy repairing,

FixItGirl

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