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Stephen Ira worked as an inventor for a small manufacturing company where he developed several patents that included Velcro® brand products which led to his founding of HookandLoop.com in 1989, distributing Velcro® brand fasteners across the country. Stephen’s company has grown into a business that specializes in manufacturing hook and loop products that are used in the final products in many industries around the world. Stephen is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a BS degree in mechanical engineering and specialized in machine design and solar engineering. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida where he enjoys an avid outdoor lifestyle and spending time with his two daughters.
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Pad Print Techniques

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Pad printing is the printing process we use to imprint logos and information onto hook and loop. Typically, this printing is done on the back side of the hook portion of a custom strap so it will be outward facing when in use. We use a PLT 9 ink that is available in black or white ink, but we also have several other colors available for a $35 up-charge. This ink works well with our clichés and leaves clean imprint on the smooth nylon backing.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Converting
Tags: Hook and Loop printing
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Hook and Loop Customer Uses

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
With so many different hook and loop products available, we're always surprised by how many uses customers have for it! And with customizations like die cutting and custom strap manufacturing available, our customers have no shortage of applications. So we thought we should take a moment to share some of those with you.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Uses
Tags: Hook and Loop
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No Sew Party Costume Ideas

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Hook and loop comes in handy for last minute no-sew costumes! Whether you're looking to fix your costume up, make adjustments to it, or make your entire costume out of it, hook and loop can help! You can get adhesive backed hook and loop to modify a costume or accessorize, or you can use iron on hook and loop to actually attach the hook and loop to your costume as a fastener. Beyond that, you can make costumes out of hook and loop itself.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Uses
Tags: Hook and Loop costume ideas
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Hook And Loop Colors

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Hook And Loop Colors

We carry two brands of hook and loop products here at HookandLoop.com. In the VELCRO Brand, we offer black and white options in most of the products we stock. But in our DuraGrip Brand, we stock up to 25 colors of hook and loop from military colors to primary and secondary colors. We even carry neon colors!

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Categories: Hook and Loop Information
Tags: Hook and Loop colors
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Cut & Stack Service

Updated On: Nov 21, 2023
Posted By: Stephen Ira
At HookandLoop.com, we cut rolls of hook or loop to length for free. We’ll even mate the hook and the loop together and cut it to length too. But an additional service we offer is particularly useful for back to back hook and loop fasteners like VELCRO® Brand ONE-WRAP®.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Converting
Tags: cut and stack services
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VELCRO ® Brand MULTICAM Loop

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Multicam loop is a VELCRO® Brand loop product that has a camouflage pattern on it displaying greens, browns and beiges. This camouflage loop product is Berry Amendment compliant, available in 2”, 4” and 6” widths, and sold on 25 yard rolls. This can be used on uniforms, bags, name plates and so much more.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Product Details
Tags: camouflage loop multicam loop
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South Dakota vs. Wayfair Sales Tax Implications

Updated On: Jun 12, 2021
Posted By: Stephen Ira
In June of 2018, the US Supreme Court ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states can mandate businesses to collect and remit sales tax on transactions within that state, regardless of whether the business has a physical presence in that state. Since that decision, states have been working to set nexuses (thresholds based on sales and/or transactions) at which point businesses will be required to collect tax on the state's behalf.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Information
Tags: sales tax
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Hook And Loop Use On Gymnastics Mats

Updated On: Nov 7, 2019
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Hook and loop has its use in many sports from braces to padding and everywhere in between. In gymnastics, one of the most common uses for hook and loop is using it to lay out mats for tumbling or fastening rolls of padding.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Uses
Tags: Gymnastics
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Industrial Strength Hook and Loop

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
Posted By: Stephen Ira
Industrial strength hook and loop can refer to a few things. One, it refers to material used in industrial applications. The standard hook and loop we sell is used in industrial applications everyday. The main factor in determining material strength is the width and quantity of hook and loop being used. A four inch square of hook and loop is going to be 16x stronger than a one inch square.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Information
Tags: Hook and Loop industrial acrylic adhesive industrial strength
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How Much Does Die Cutting Cost?

Updated On: Jan 29, 2024
Posted By: Stephen Ira
In addition to all of the custom hook and loop we offer, we also offer die cutting services. We use a clicker press to die cut hook and loop to specific shapes to be used for various applications.

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Categories: Hook and Loop Converting
Tags: Hook and Loop die cutting
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