You'll eventually get the valences down and the rest. Lay the complete shade assembly on a bed. You'll need a repair kit for the number of strings in your shade and a diagram of how it's strung. Take pictures while disassembling or label things with masking tape and a felt tip pen. I made a long wire hook thing to thread the strings through the holes. Use ingenuity, patience and masking tape. There may be a local shade repair place that will restring day/night shades for you. Some of the pleats were ripped so I glued them together with crazy glue.