Velcro - which way round?

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Does it matter?

Is there a better way round?

Hooks on the hard, loops on the soft?

Or viceversa?

Using them to hang up upholstery cushions
 

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You stick the smooth faces on the objects to be stuck together, the fuzzy bits facing each other. Other way round gives disappointing results.

Seriously, don't think it makes a difference as to 'hooks & eyes'.
 

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As the hooked part is less flexible than the looped part, it makes sense to put the hooked part on the rigid surface.
 

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Needed some self-adhesive Velcro. Chandler convinced me to try a 3M version which is a series of interlocking 'mushrooms' i.e same both sides. Worked very well and didn't pick up fluff in the way that Velcro hooks tend to. Trade name 3M Dual Lock. I used it attach headlining panels.
 

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Twister Ken,

I use the 3M stuff all the time, which explains why I don't bother about which side. Fabrics can be a good test of the self adhesive, I find Araldite, the universal cure, ( if WD40 doesn't apply, it must be a job for Araldite ) works as long as my girlfriend's not looking...
 

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Are the hooks going to be exposed in normal use? i.e. do you sometimes sit without the cushions? I suppose being velcroed to the sofa by your jumper can have some advantages in a sea way.
 
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In an earlier century - and perhaps even to this day ( Sarabande will know - he's just back from one of the Emirates' camel racing circuits ) - the little-boy jockeys that rode prime Arab racing camels in their owners' ( yes! ) one-piece colours were attached to said camels by Velcro.

The benefit was, of course, saving the weight of a racing saddle....

:cool:
 

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In an earlier century - and perhaps even to this day ( Sarabande will know - he's just back from one of the Emirates' camel racing circuits ) - the little-boy jockeys that rode prime Arab racing camels in their owners' ( yes! ) one-piece colours were attached to said camels by Velcro.

The benefit was, of course, saving the weight of a racing saddle....

:cool:

The jockeys(young boys) are NOT held on with velcro. They just hang on for dear life and quite a few do fall off. A great sport and to watch it is something else as all you see at the start is a dust storm.

Peter
 
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