Having sewn, repaired and bordered literally miles of netting over the years for my driving range, a few tips.
Do NOT cut the netting to size/shape without bordering it first.
Select either rope or bungie cord (if you can find it in rolls around you).
Lay the netting out in the sun.
Stretch the netting so the individual "holes" are squared out evenly.
overlay your rope or bungie on the netting in the desired pattern, then zip tie it every 4 inches to the netting.
Take another piece of rope or bungie and begin feeding it through the net holes alongside the zip tied rope.
once you've completed the border rope either cable clamp or wrap the ends together.
Then either zip tie or sew it to the netting every other hole. sewing requires a netting needle or a helper to pull a lot of twine/thread through every pass--or a ton of patience. mine in the pic is done with a needle and a half hitch type pattern that pulls the previous pass tight.
Now make your cut of the net panel, making sure not to cut any squares open where you have a zip tie/thread pass.
Bungie will let you pull it tight to the "anchor". a non-stretchign border rope will require that you have it built pretty much on the money.
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