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I'd be cool with tying straight to the eye bolts. Makes sense to me. Inspect for chafe occasionally. love nick

A proper seizing can be as strong as a splice and way stronger than a knot. I think this is a good app for that. It shouldn't be exposed to things that might try to cut the seizing If I were doing it, I'd leather the eye, too. love nick

Run the eye part of the rope through a piece of tubular webbing (or two) for chafe protection then tie straight to eye bolt. Inspect and replace webbing as needed. No thimble, no 'biner needed! love nick

I like option 2 if you can do it in a way that you feel comfortable with strength wise. I would avoid the scaffold hitch because it is a cinching knot that by it's very nature will pull the knot into the sharp points of the thimble. What about no thimble? Is that an option? Just clip it to a...

How about NOT going with the rope you talked about. What about a stout double-braid polyester with the thimbles I suggested.

If this is for a climbing application I think you should go with a knot. Unless you have access to an industrial rope-terminating sewing machine (like the Grizzly stitch sherril does), there isn't a way to know the strength. What's the application here? Make sure that thimble doesn't have any...

What thimble? Can you post a link or pic? There are quite a few types and each might be treated a little differently. love nick