New uses for velcro strips

Velcro, or Velcro, consists of two strips of tape, one containing tiny hooks and the other being small circular threads. When these two tapes are put together, the hooks will stick to the spirals, helping the two tapes stick together very firmly but still be easy to remove when needed. 

New uses for velcro strips Picture 1 New uses for velcro strips

Velcro strips were invented by Swiss inventor George de Mestral in the early 1940s when he was walking home with his pet dog. Just from seeing the phenomenon of mosquitoes being tightly caught in his pants and dog's coat, George de Mestral came up with the idea of ​​velcro strips, bringing new conveniences that are quite simple for people. type.

de Mestral's unique invention was simply a strip of double-sided velcro as we know it for its widespread use today. In addition to the clever gluing effect instead of buttons or zippers on clothes, shoes, sandals, . there are probably other uses of velcro strips that you do not know. Give it a try, you will be delighted to find the small conveniences from the velcro strips sold in many garment supply stores.

New uses for velcro strips Picture 2 Compact power cords, computer cables, phone charger cords, . with 2-sided velcro

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Compact power cords, computer cables, phone charger cords, .

You can easily shrink power cords, computer cables, phone chargers, etc. with just small pieces of velcro strips of different colors that look very nice. Cut a piece of double-sided velcro just enough to wrap around your power coils, computer cables, phone chargers, etc.

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Keep your shirt free of gaps between buttons

Simply sew small pieces of velcro into the gaps between the buttons. The perfect result is that when you put the shirt on, the button line will be a smooth straight line, with no unpleasant crevices.

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Hold a carpet firmly on the floor as desired

Do you often get annoyed because the carpet on the floor keeps running back and forth when you step on it? It's not difficult to keep the rug in place as you want when just stick one side of the pad to the floor, the other piece firmly adheres it to the underside of the carpet.

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Fix the pot pad on the kitchen table

You can do this just as easily as if you had secured the carpet to the floor: glue one of the two pieces of velcro to the kitchen countertop, the other to the underside of the pot liner. So housewives no longer have to struggle to find pot pads while busy cooking.

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Tidy up toys

Attach one side of the velcro to the wall, the other side attaches to the surface of the children's toy animals, the baby will happily collect the toys to stick them neatly on the wall after playing.

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Store your TV remote in an easy-to-find place

You will find it quite convenient to try attaching the TV remote when not in use to the surface of the TV side by fixing other items such as rugs, pot pads, toys .

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Get rid of the ruffles on sweaters

Your pet sweater has been ruffled for a long time and looks old and pathetic? It doesn't matter when there's a trick to "magnify" those pesky ruffles to disappear: dab the spiked side of the velcro strip into those tiny ruffles, they'll be scrubbed clean and your sweater will be. you come back like new.

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Hang beautiful pictures or pictures on the wall

Stick some of the spiked side velcro on the wall, and the other ruffled side to the back of the picture or photo frame. So you can quickly stick the picture firmly on the wall.

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Store pens or paper in convenient places

Attach small pieces of double-sided velcro strips to your desk and "gut" pens to keep them from falling around and easy to find when you need them. In the same way, you can keep your notepads in a convenient location in your car (door, dashboard) so you can quickly find them when you need them.

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Contributing to outdoor camping more fun

Are you a fan of outdoor camping and don't want to be bothered by a meal on the sheet being blown by the wind? Simply use pieces of velcro to secure the blanket to the floor of your tent or small picnic table and you're good to go.

Micah Soto

Update 08 May 2023