Eye splicing a rope is a simple process with just a few steps. You can use many tools to start the rope into the splice such as a splicing fid, the barrel of an ink pen or a piece of tape. Start by placing the fid or the pen barrel over the end of the rope or you can put a piece of tape on the end. Choose the size of your rope eye and pick a spot 6 inches or more beyond there to insert the rope
. end. Pry the rope strands open and insert the rope end inside itself and when you have it in 6 or more inches, simply pull the fid or pen barrel out of the rope or, if you are using tape, just leave the tape on the end of the rope. This website will show you illustrated instructions for eye splicing http://topkayaker.net/Articles/Instruction/EyeSplice.htm .
