Page 171 - Barbara Merry - The Splicing Handbook

When working with this wire, use great care to avoid injury; the ends of the

wire are sharp. Clean off the ends, and then bend the wire back on itself to the
size splice you want. Unlay three outside wires to a length twice the size of the
eye you wish to create; to create a 6-inch (150 mm) eye, for example, unlay 12
inches (300 mm) of the wire.

Wire unlaid into two bundles of three wires each. The heart is in the bundle on
the right.