My first double braided eye splice - what am I doing wrong?

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Interestingly enough, I have a similar problem with Marlow 8mm line. It is brand new, and I think it may be impossible to work an eye into it. I have done eyes before, in StaSet, in 5/16", which I think is about the same size, but this Marlow 8mm is difficult. I would say that it has a "hard" lay, almost like the climbing lines I have seen in REI.

I am in Europe, where the line seems to be much more tightly put together than in the US (where I am from), and was wondering if there are any tricks associated with dealing with this sort of line. I don't think there is enough space in the cover to stuff the core back into it.

Thanks in advance for any help