Sewn Strap Eyes (Loops)
Flat Eye
This is the most basic sewn eye. Webbing is just folded over and sewn and this type of eye is often used in a choker hitch configuration.
Half Twist Eye
Half twist eyes offer two advantages over the standard flat eye:
- The eye stays open making it easier to insert the other end of the strap through the eye. We use half twist eyes on our classic style sail ties.
- With a half twist eye the bearing point is 90° offset from the rest of the webbing. Check out our soft loops to see a half twist eye in action.
Flat Tapered Eye
There are times when the webbing is too wide to interface with another component. The webbing in the eye can be folded in half and then sewn. Then we sew the actual eye. This treatment is frequently used with large lifting slings (which we do not make) but there are plenty of applications where a flat tapered eye is the right choice.
Cost Considerations
The flat and half twist eye use the same amount of material, the flat tapered eye just a bit more. Labor wise the flat eye is the fastest to make, the half twist version takes a few seconds more but the tapered eye introduces another operation, folding and sewing the webbing, that is done on a different machine prior to sewing the actual eye. There is about three times the labor in a flat tapered eye as compared to the plain flat eye.
