How to Restring A Traverse Curtain Rod
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- www.LindasCurtainStudio.com
Learn how to restring a broken traverse rod cord. Don't throw away an older traverse curtain rod just because the cord is broken. Watch this video to find out how to restring your traverse curtain rod.
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This is the best video I've watched! So much easier than so many I've watched, and right to the point! Thank you so much.
Use a lighter to melt the ends of string to keep them from fraying, that way you don't have to keep trimming them.
Really really helpful video. We went to specialist curtain shop to buy replacement string, and were told that it was an extremely difficult job, and should either just buy a new rail or get an expert in. Thanks to this video, it's all fixed for the £4 cost of the replacement string :-). Thanks very much
This video was gold! My curtain cord snapped and I was going to buy a whole new assembly because I couldn't remember how to string it. Buying some new cord and following this video was an awful lot cheaper! Thanks very much for taking the time to make it.
Thank you very much indeed for such a clear and easy to follow video.You are a GREAT teacher and should record hundreds of videos in all subjects.Good vibes and best regards to you Sir,
Thanks so much from the UK! Fiddly but brilliantly explained. I had to do it with curtain rail in situ and even managed that. Would never have worked it out on my own. Tip - I wrapped some sellotape around the end when feeding it through as it kept fraying.
Thank you so much. After watching this, we did in 5 minutes what we'd been trying to do for 5 hours. You're a star!
Excellent. However, on my rod there is a small hook on the second master carrier that the cord has to be looped around. That step is missing from the video, probably because on this rod there isn't one. Should be at about 5:25 into the video.
Thank you so much for making this video. I thought I was going to have to buy a new traverse curtain rod, but when I watched this, I bought a $5 replacement cord and gave it a shot. I had to start over a couple of times, but your instructions are so precise, that even I, one of the most un-handy people around, was able to get it eventually. 😁 You did the entire job in 10 minutes, but it took me about 1-1/2 hours to finish. Thanks for the tutorial! Much appreciated.
Your instructions was the very thing I was looking for. Now to tackle the task. No doubt I can do it now. Thanks for the video.
Thank you! Very clear and easy to follow. Got our curtain rail sorted very quickly.
You are one of the most beautiful things in 2020
Thank you very much
you made this video in 2008 but till 2020 it`s the best and maybe the only video teaches us how to fix a Traverse Curtain Rod in this clear easy way0
From PALESTINE thank you very much
Mr. Willis- My sliding glass door Traverse rod is different. It is one of the decorative round ones with the little ball on the ends. When I take it down, will it be pretty much the same restringing as this? I sure hope so, because another one exactly like it is over $200.00. I'd appreciate any information you can give me. Thanks in advance!
Hi from the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Just to say many, many thanks for your great instruction video. I spent a lot of time trying to get the darned traverse cord restrung. You helped me do it in just a few minutes. Best wishes and regards, DavidB.
Hi. Any idea how to replace the sliders as mine had broken of? Thank you.
Hi, I want to replace the cord on my Integra iPole Glyda curtain pole, as the cord supplied hangs just 1 metre from the pole. Can you recommend what type of cord should be used? Does it matter whether it's Nyloñ or Polyester? Does it have to be braided or what? Thanks for you advice
I did it!!! a 96" rod. a little challenging but I did it!! Thank you!!
Very clear explanation but it would be necessary to remove the entire track from under its pelmet to replace the cord because it would be too hard to thread the cord through etc working from such and awkward angle, with the pelmet etc, standing on a chair etc, plus I am scared of heights. Easier to simply get an expert to do this job for me.Trouble is, finding one who will even do such a small job. I approached some but they would only fo it if I had toreplace all cords on all my windows, to make it worth their while. I only needed one replaced, so the broken cord is still that way, after a couple of years, unable to find anybody who can do this little job where I live. Anybodyvwould think there was no unemployment, no small businesses in the window coverings industry in need of a dollar, after the bad economic impact of Covid on small businessesin Australia.
Handy tips:
1. use Blue Tac on the tip of the cord to keep it tidy. Once your job is done, remove the blue tac.
2. Alternatively, use a gas lighter to melt the tip of the cord. This way the tip of the cord doesn't tear as you work with it.
This looks tricky, but I'll give it a try. What bothers me is you never showed the cord ends after you were done. Is it a loop to go around a tension pulley like my system? Or two separate cords to open and close? And if a loop, how do you ensure that the length fits the tension pulley ?
Hi. Thanks for the video. If I want to replace all the sliders at the same time, how do I go about doing them? Is there a lever to undo or do I need to unscrew something. Thank you.
Never could have done it without your video! Thanks a bunch!!
HOW TO PUT THOSE PLASTIC THINGS IN THE SLOT WITH OUT DISASBLING THE WHOLE ROD IT,S DRILLED IN TO CONCRET AND PAINTED LONG LONG ROD FROM ONE END OF THE ROOM TO ANOTHER CANT I GET A SCREW DRIVER AND BEND THE METAL ROD SLIP IN THE PLASTC THINGS BEND IT BACK A COUPLE OF THEM BROKE BRITAL SINCE THE 70,S SMOKE I WAS GONNA BUY SOME PLASTIC THINGS THE ROD SLIDE THEM IN IS THIS POSIBLE
Hey my transverse rod was “ inside “ a normal looking rod (?) I bought house w it - it’s strong broke
im having a hard time with my curtain rod... i have an old drape rod with the two pieces in the middle that open and shut the drapes sort of like stage drapes... I wonder if i could create a video response and maybe you could help me fix it.. the string broke years ago but it still opened and shut. well i studied and studied b4 taking the old cord out. i put in nylon rope and the two pieces move together at the same time lol would it be ok to create a video response? I could use some advice!
I threw away the instructions that came with the new cord thinking I was done with them (and I was really because they were very hard to understand). The curtain rod worked a few times and then became jerky and hard to use. Thank you for this video because seeing is understanding! The Frandall
And leave extra cord on the pull side and put the rod back up before you try to center the master carriers. Hold on to the pull cord while locking the underlap master carrier. Then shorten pull cord by pulling out the knotted cord closest to the pull side.
May I know what kind of string you used for this?
Why didn't he start by feeding the end of the cord thru the hole in the overlap master carrier first and then down to the pulley? That would have saved him one fishing the cord thru the hole event.
My curtain opens only to one side. How would restringing this be different from the demonstration video? Please respond. Thank you!
If I remove the cord can I just pull the curtains to close? I mean the curtains would be attached to the those little guiders.
@vvjunk
Alternatively, if the cord is made from natural fibres, light a candle and dip the end in the melted wax.
cord, teething puppy, ticked off ! ugh. thanks for this video
it would be ok if you deleted after taking a look but get back to me and make sure its ok cya around!
God sent...thank you SOOOO MUCH!!
Excellent video - spent part of a Sunday afternoon re-stringing my daughter's bedroom curtains, instead of the WHOLE weekend!! Wholeheartedly agree with Leslie Nebel & Kyriakos Vasilopoulos comments below. Many thanks bro.!
Thank you very much. Buying a $5.50 cord was much more affordable than replacing our ancient (60+ years) traverse rod.
Hey man, your video has been most helpful!! Thanks for posting it up!! My dad spend five hours trying to figure out how it worked with no success until we got to your video!! You deserve a cold beer!
Jerry said ," You are quite welcome!"
Very good video! Got me up and running in no time! Incidentally, I was trying to place where I heard the accent before. It was the Al Pacino character in Scent of a Woman! Hooo-ahhh!
Thank you very much. I was racking my brain thinking how to do it. I was thinking "It can't be that hard to figure out" Well, I couldn't figure it out. Thanks so much.
A good video kept to the basics and was very well done. Hat off to you Sir, you did well. Thank you!!
How to place rod carriers in the centre of the rod?
Thanks so much for a very precise and clear instruction video. I restrung my 12 ft drapery rod with no problems and it worked perfectly. My most difficulty was finding the proper weight cord (2.7 mm) for my rod which I had to order. Thanks again!
Thank you very much for posting this tutorial. It enabled me to fix the set of drapes I had broken last year at my brothers house. Saving me atleast $35.00.
I was having all kinds of trouble then I came across this video AND I DID IT ! THANKS
Thank you, very clearly explained and easy to follow to make frustrating fiddly exercise simple. You are a natural presenter!
Thanks Vee, so helpful for our new home.
Very helpful. I had to restring the rod for an 11 ft picture window and was feeling a bit intimidated. This video made it very easy. Thanks so much!
This old video was so helpful to replace my old cords.
A million thanks dear friend!
Thank you! I had an old rod I'd never used before whose cord was in 2 pieces. I decided to try knotting the first side of the main traverse and follow his directions to the 2nd traverse. Then I knotted it in the left side and knotted the new cord on the right side. Continued as specified and then knotted the 2nd cord on the right side of the 1st traverse gathering up all the slack. It worked!!
Best instruction video for restringing an old rod like I had. Thank you!
Finally,someone who talked you through the process clearly with helpful graphics,thank you
The best demonstrated. Thanks 😊 🙏
this is my go-to video for restringing my curtain rods. most informative and easy to follow/understand. thank you!
Really helpful thank you! Remember if you have a thread through cord weight to thread it in the beginning!
Excelent video! Very clear, very simple. Couldn't have done it without it, thanks!
These instructions were very helpful. Got my traverse rod fixed without a hitch.
Thank you so much. Great video very clear. Followed it allow and had the job done in no time.
Excellent instructional video. Clearly described, no guff. Thanks
Your instructions were great and easy to follow. One problem though. While the curtain rod now works great "without the curtains", once I put the curtains on it won't work. Only one side wants to work unless I hold both cords in my hands and apply tention to one while pulling the other. Any suggestions?
Just got done fixing my traverse rod thanks to your great video! Much thanks. :)
@vvjunk thanks for the tip it worked well....
This is all good except one instruction that you missed so that you don't have to hold both sides of cord while closing and that is to open fully and loop the cord over the locking holes on the main carrier. thanks...
Thank you very much From Sydney Australia, we put my daughters lap top in the lounge room and learnt how to replace the cord. it was very easy to follow and now my curtain is working perfectly again...Thank you once again Jenny
Nice instrunctions. But to make life easier for yourself, while the rails are down off the wall I would just replace the whole thing with uncorded rings.
Thank you so much. Your instructions were so clear and excellent. Besides being short and suffering from arthritis I found curtain hanging was quite tiring and hopeless. I am sure I will now be able to do a good job and use my curtain to open and close without stops here and there. Bessie
THIS IS THE MOST USEFUL VIDEO ON UA-cam!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUR
Very Informative, I have been instaling custom drapery for over 16 years and i still hate restringing tracks. im going to save this to my favorites, Thanks again!!
Really helpful video, many many thank. Did the Job
Excellent video instructions. I restrung my track and could not work out for the life of me what I had done wrong because when I pulled the cord the curtains would all go in one direction. Now, having watched your helpful instructions I will take the track back down and do it correctly. Thank you sooooooo much! :-)
Thank you, after a little frustration I did a UA-cam search and thankfully you took the time to post this. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you !!!
Excellent video! My track was a bit different but I thought it would work on the same principle. I followed your instructions looking for similar features on mine and was successful. My track was harder to feed the cord through even with the paper clip. I wrapped a bit fine wire round the cord and pushed the wire through dragging the cord with it. Thank you so much for this video, I had no idea how to re-string the curtain rail and was about to throw it out.
Thank you. I had mine working for 10 years with squeaks and a lot of strain, because I had had no idea what holes were used. Mercifully the old cord just frayed and broke, and the new one is strung properly.
Before watching this excellent video instructions, I was wondering how to do that. Thanks to you I have done it like a pro. Really appriciate your effort to create and put in the internet.
Thank you!! Bought a traverse rod a while back, got as far as looking at the instructions. I put the whole thing back in the box and hoped I would have more patience another day. Watching this video I've decided to pull it out and give it another go. I'm a visual learner. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for posting this video. I have now fixed the curtin rod in two rooms of my house - I would not have been able to do this without your help. Keep up the good work.
Great video, saved me £££ as curtain shop said it would be cheaper to buy a new rail!!!
awsome video! Thanks alot guys!
Thanks so much! I fixed the curtain thanks to you :)
Excellent video. I had put off the repair for a few months. Once I saw the video I knew I could do it. The hard part was finding a store that had the cord and sliders that I needed! I watched the video as I restrung mine, pausing the video a few times. It came together easily and quickly. Thank you so much for making this easy to view video. I plan to share the link in my blog later today.
Thank you so much!! I was trying for weeks to repair my courtains and couldn't find out how to put right the cord. Thanks to your video I finnaly did it right!!
Thank you so much, worked great the second time, ours drew the other way
THANKY YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I just did it, it worked perfectly... i melted the ends like WJUNK said also... thanks!!!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the kind words. We now have a link on the video were you can order replacement cord..
Thanks for the video, helped me loads fixing my track. Bought an old house and the track was old and the cord near done. Thanks again
He work I love buying those curtain rods for a good price
Thanks, I just re-did my living room curtians and replaced the cord using your instructions. Worked perfect. Thanks again, Ray of OKC
Thank you very much for your very helpful video
Regards
André
london UK
Thank you thank you.
Excellent.The instructions were so clear.It helped me so much. Thank you very much:)
Thank you very much, I would have never guessed how this stuff worked!
You saved the day! :D
Thank you thank you thank you ! Saved me a lot of time figuring it out.
thanks for the helpful video!
Great instructions! I was really struggling until I found this video.
@chicatube
I really appreciate the kind words. So glad It helped!
Really very helpful indeed. One old track repaired. 4 more to do!
Thank you
Thank You, Thank you !!
Your instructions are so clear that even I can do itl
Helped but as I removed one pullet ot made it so much easier
Oliver,
Thanks for the kind words. Glad that the video helped.
That was very helpful! Thanks so much for posting this!