[time spacin' a bit to show him the completed ring. :|a It'd been braided just loosely enough to allow room for reeds to be threaded through the loops. Another braided reed has been used to tie the ends together to form a ring for the smaller end of the trap's funnel]
Here. It'll take two or three braided strips to make the larger ring, but the way you tie it when it's finished is the same.