Step 2: Lift the knot away from the loose top material in order to get a clean cut. Lift the knot far enough away for your clippers to get

                            between the knots and the loose top material. 

          Step 3: Using garden clippers, position clippers just below new edge row of knots under the connecting pieces of thatch to the 

                            next row of knots. 

          Step 4: Cut! Make sure that you have the length you want and then go ahead and cut the connecting pieces. Continue this process for

                            the entire piece of thatch. Keep the lengths consistent