After more than eight years of research and work, he created what is known now today as Velcro, a combination of the words “velvet” and “crochet.” Made up of two strips of fabric ...

And although De Mestral anticipated that his product would have widespread applications, including in the fashion industry, when Velcro finally made it to market it was a flop. Carmichael writes ...

To get your brains ticking, Joe's been finding out who came up with the Velcro fastener - and how. Velcro was created in 1948 by Swiss engineer George de Mestral. He came up with the idea while ...

Velcro is the official trademarked term for the ... There have been variations made to the hook-and-loop recipe over the years, but to ensure a strong hold the hooks themselves have always been ...

The Velcro company wants people to stop using the word "Velcro" when referring to the Velcro-ish technology on products not actually made by Velcro because it ...