Each hook and loop Velcro fastener is comprised of two pieces of nylon — one piece has a side with a soft, fur-like texture, and the other piece has a side with a prickly texture — that form a ...

Below, how to clean Velcro and other hook and loop fasteners nine ways ... of the same type and sliding it over or rubbing the rough side of one Velcro piece over the linty one in a single ...

A new material called Metaklett is like hook-and-loop (“Velcro”) made out of steel and much scarier. One side of the material bristles with sharp spikes and the other side has jagged steel ...

Velcro, also commonly known as hook-and-loop tape, works so well because the hooks on one side of the tape grab onto some of the many loops on the other side. The hooks are designed to be more rigid ...

But as even he admits, Velcro is a trademark, so we think it is more appropriate to talk about hook and loop fasteners. In fact, you can see the good-natured official video about the trademark ...

"There's only one Velcro brand. Everything else is just hook and loop."Velcro has its roots in nature. Swiss engineer George de Mestral came up with the design in the 1940s after studying burrs ...

The U.S. Army has a problem with Velcro. It’s too noisy. And its little loops get clogged with dust from the Afghan and Iraqi deserts. The so-called “hook-and-loop” fastener was added to ...

Babies and toddlers are so easy to please when it comes to play things, aren’t they? Whether it’s an empty box, or some old tissue paper, or coat zippers and shirt buttons, they find joy in ...

CRKT and Trip Felton are releasing their patented Hook & Loop Tool and many in the field are breathing easier. The dirt, fibers and debris that used to weaken their VELCRO fasteners are now being ...