The first thing you’ll want to do is cut all your rope pieces to size. I measured them up to the length of the mat, and then added a few inches extra to each end, for the fraying effect.
After my door mat was completely covered with the rope, I took some extra rope and unwound the coils so I had some smaller threads to work with on the ends.
I simply wove the threads through and around each open rope on the ends. Then I put my 8 year old daughter to work to help me unwind and fray each end piece.