Heart-shaped are preferable for thimble or hawser eyes, in both wire and fibre ropes, because the rope can be spliced close to the throat of the thimble.
Le ime okwentliziyo iyakhetheka imfimbili okanye kwiincingo zombini nentsinga zentambo, ngokuba intambo ingdibaniseka kufutshane entanyeni yemfimbili.