How to String a Wind Chime

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Things You'll Need

  • Old wind chime

  • Nylon string

  • Scissors

Repair wind chimes using replacement nylon string.

Wind chimes are beautiful to watch and hear, but the strings may become tangled, bent and cut with use. Instead of throwing away these decorative wind chimes, save them by restringing them with new nylon strings. Once you restring the wind chimes, hang them back up and enjoy the pleasant sounds once again as the wind hits the chimes outside your home.

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Step 1

Cut off the old strings from the wind chime and discard them.

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Step 2

Line up the chimes of the wind chime horizontally on a tabletop, and count them.

Step 3

Cut a piece of 12-inch-long nylon string for each chime.

Step 4

Tie one end of each nylon string onto each chime.

Step 5

Tie the other end of each nylon string onto the central ring of the wind chime.

Step 6

Cut three nylon strings measuring 6 inches long.

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Step 7

Tie the ends of the strings onto the top of the central ring.

Step 8

Tie the other ends of the three strings onto the top loop of the structure.

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