I got to the end of my handle and had to decide how to finish it off.
I whipped the strands of the stems tightly, then trimmed them off hard.
I braided and tightened and snugged the handle wrapping thongs as far down the handle as I could.
At the end I ... I don't know the word here. I manipulated the thongs so they all folded over the end of the handle like three interwoven flaps.