How to Restring Outdoor Wind Chimes

Set the wind chimes on a table. Leave all the parts intact and examine them. Usually, there's a central clapper the other strands of the wind chime hit. In some wind chime styles, such as those made of seashells, the strands simply hit against each other to produce sound. If the wind chimes are made of metal tubes, measure the strands from where they attach to the top of the tubes. Measure the clapper strand from the top to the top of the clapper. For other types, measure the distance from the top of the strand to the position of the first ornament.

Wipe the wind chime parts clean with a damp rag. Use mild soap on glass, shells or other hard materials. Wipe wooden parts with lemon oil.

Cut one strand of the wind chime. Remove it from the top and cut it off of each part on the strand. It works well to restring one strand at a time, so that if you aren't certain of how it goes, you can check an intact strand.

Cut a length of fishing line the same length as the wind chime strand you cut, plus two inches for knots.

Restring each part on the strand. Hold the fishing line securely between two fingers and poke the end through the hole in the wind chime part. Secure each part in position with a knot. Use a needle nose pliers or tweezers to help make knots in the fishing line to if it's difficult for you to do with your fingers. A square knot or any kind of knot works fine.

Repeat Steps 3 through 5 for each wind chime strand, finishing with the clapper strand.

Re-hang the wind chimes.