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Stephen Ira

Owner and President

Expertise:

Hook-and Loop Product Engineering
• Product Innovation
• Mechanical Engineering
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.
10+ Years of Experiences
180+ Articles Written
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Stephen'S Picks

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Wide Loop Products

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024

Wide loop products are the soft fuzzy side of hook and loop fasteners that are woven in large sheets. Wide loop is most often used in tradeshows on display panels and on pedal boards and shadow boxes and a variety of other similar applications. We carry a variety of styles and widths in multiple brands.

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Wide Hook Options

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024

We often get phone calls and emails from customers asking if we offer any wide hook options to go along with the wide loop products we sell. The fact of the matter is that sheets of wide hook just aren’t manufactured because there isn’t the demand to justify the cost of manufacturing such a product. However, there are some options that can solve most needs for a wide hook fastener.

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How Hook and Loop Has Flipped the Script on Biomimicry

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023

Biomimicry is when science copies nature to design new products. That may be too blunt. It's more like using nature to inspire new ideas and re-purpose natural attributes to create solutions. For instance, George de Mestral created VELCRO® Brand hook and loop fasteners after mimicking his design after the cockle burr. The burrs got caught in his dog's fur during a hike.

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Unknown Facts About VELCRO ® Brand Products

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023

There is a misconception about what the VELCRO ® brand is exactly. Is it the name of the company or the product? Did NASA invent VELCRO ® brand hook and loop? Where did such a remarkable product come from? There are a lot of different questions that pop up when it comes to this clever and ingenious material. Here's a little bit on the history of the VELCRO® Brand, as well as a few VELCRO® Brand facts you may not have known about the hook and loop product.

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Top Movies That Used Hook and Loop

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023

Many people around the world use hook and loop for just about anything, including Hollywood. There are plenty of hook and loop uses to secure things in place without being seen, a trait that producers find very useful. Here's a collection of scenes where hook and loop was as much a star as the actors themselves.

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TV Props Made from Hook and Loop

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023

In 1955, Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented the hook and loop fastener which came to be known as VELCRO®, or hook and loop fasteners. During the Apollo program, NASA saw this fastener as a way to secure a number of items in zero gravity conditions. It became an integral addition to the moon flights and helped to fasten the astronauts’ space boots and gloves. Is it any wonder that it would go on to be employed to construct props for TV sci-fi shows?

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Hook and Loop in the World of Textiles

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Aug 4, 2023

Everyone knows the brand VELCRO® but not many people can tell you what it is. VELCRO® is a brand of hook and loop fasteners manufactured by the Velcro companies. Hook and loop is a textile. So what is a textile? A textile is a material made of interlacing fibers. It's a broad term that includes fabrics and cloths and any variety of natural or artificial fibers such as cotton, silk, nylon and polyester. Now that we know what a textile is, how does a textile get made?

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Teach Your Children with Hook and Loop Lessons

AI 6 min read

Updated On: Jun 23, 2026

Hook and loop can be used as a hands-on teaching aid for classroom, home, OT, PT, craft, and science activities. Because hook material can attach to loop material and then be pulled apart and reused, kids can move cards, answers, schedules, clothing pieces, and learning objects during a lesson.

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Top Life Hacks with Hook and Loop

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Nov 22, 2023

Everyone is familiar with the many common ways hook and loop can come in handy, from grouping and securing wires to keeping seat cushions and rugs from slipping around. What some may not realize is that it possesses some extraordinary organizational qualities. Tidy up the contents of your drawers using hook and loop to bundle common items, or secure your tools in the garage with the power of Industrial Strength fasteners, keeping everything within easy reach.

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24 of the Craziest Inventions Made with Hook and Loop

AI 5 min read

Updated On: May 11, 2016

Hook and loop in products isn't a new concept and have been used ever since the fastener hit the mainstream in the 1980's. Most of you could name a handful of products these convenient fasteners have been used on but here are 24 interesting hook and loop uses and inventions you probably didn't know about:
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5 Top YouTube Channels That Showcase Hook and Loop

AI 3 min read

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024

There is really something to be said about YouTube. Here are the top YouTube Channels that showcase hook and loop at its best.
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