Stephen Ira

Hook and loop fasteners can be useful for holiday costumes, toy bags, sleigh-style decorations, and seasonal gear that needs to open, close, adjust, or stay secured. This Christmas-themed article imagines how Santa might use hook and loop on his suit, sack of toys, sleigh, and reindeer gear.

Hook and loop fasteners can help make Elf on the Shelf setups easier to pose, secure, and refresh during the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. Small pieces of hook and loop can help the elf’s hands attach to each other, while adhesive-backed hook pieces can help hold the elf in place for creative scenes.

VELCRO® Brand hook and loop fasteners can help organize and secure items during road trips, camper travel, RV use, and everyday vehicle storage. They can be used for curtains, baskets, electronics, seat covers, loose panels, floor mats, fishing poles, and other travel gear that needs to stay in place.

Hook and loop straps are useful in applications where something needs to be secured, adjusted, or removed without complicated hardware. This roundup highlights three examples: sandboarding gear in Peru, sleeping arrangements in space, and a wheeled mobility rig for a terrier named Charlie.

Hook and loop fasteners can help costumes, props, wearable accessories, and adaptive devices stay secure while remaining adjustable and easy to remove. This roundup highlights three examples: a modified stormtrooper costume, a Fallout 4 Pip-Boy accessory, and a musician’s custom guitar-playing device.

Hook and loop fasteners are used in many braces and support products because they can help the product open, close, adjust, and stay positioned during use. In medical and support applications, hook and loop is a fastening component, not a treatment by itself.

VELCRO® Brand hook and loop fasteners can help turn simple craft pieces into portable activities for kids at long sporting events. A sticky board made with cardboard, loop material, and hook dots can hold toys, puzzle pieces, felt shapes, and small game pieces in place while kids play.

Hook and loop straps are used in sports and active gear because they can help hold items in place while remaining adjustable. This roundup highlights three examples from the original post: hockey sock straps, a visibility light worn with an adjustable strap, and cycling shoes with a protective strap over the laces.

Hook and loop fasteners are used in products and public spaces where items need to be secured, adjusted, bundled, or accessed quickly. This roundup highlights three practical examples: a smart desk that used a hook and loop strap for wire management, wrapping shoes that fastened around the foot, and rescue tube stations that mounted beach rescue equipment with a hook and loop strap.