From Wikipedia:
VELCRO is a brand name of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners.
VELCRO consists of two layers: a "hook" side, which is a piece of fabric covered with tiny hooks, and a "loop" side, which is covered with even smaller and "hairier" loops.
When the two sides of VELCRO are pressed together, the hooks catch in the loops and hold the pieces together.
When the VELCRO layers are separated, the strips make a characteristic "ripping" sound.
George de Mestral named his invention "VELCRO", which is a portmanteau of the two French words velours, meaning 'velvet', and crochet, or 'hook'.
The term VELCRO is a registered trademark in most countries.
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sooo cute an expression!!!
I love your posts!
Love the bear bed! and velcro is a great invention.
i always enjoy viewing your teddy bears! and thanks for the info on that amazing stuff called velcro - Very useful indeed!
mine is here: http://seasons.pinoyvibes.net/2008/12/17/v-is-for-vow/. hope you can visit too.
happy wednesday!
Thanks for the explanation velours/crochet.
I've learnt something today.
As Sam Weller might sat - 'Vell, vell, vell...'
The greatest invention since the zipper - (oi, that could be used as Z...)
Very valuable!
One of the greatest inventions ever, especially to mothers of small children! I was expecting Vincent or Victor Bear today:)
I've run out of superlatives. Yours has to be the most imaginative blog in the whole of the Blogosphere.
Amazing the things one learns in the blog world. Thanks for a great post.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!! What a cute bed!!!
Well, you learn something new most every day. I had no idea that "velcro" was a combination of French words. I had always assumed it was just thought up in some marketing meeting. Huh.
I do believe that is one of the greatest inventions of all time!
Just a perfect V post!
Seriously this is up there right alongside Super Glue ...
:-Daryl
What would we do without velcro. Its a great invention.
Perfect choice for the letter V.
A Very CleVer inVention!
And a loVely bed!
I just wish I'd invented Velcro, or Post It notes!
thanks for the new knowledge! I love the bear bed!
Happy Holidays!
Earth
Love that bear bed so cute. I love visiting your blog each week you have the most creative post each week.
Thank you from the ABC Team for sharing with us each week! Look forward to your post next week.
Chrissy
where would we be without it? thanks for sharing!
Velcro was a Very great inVention. I'm reaching, I know.
I have always always loved velcro . I think becasue it lends a neater look when joining 2 things..sk
Ah, how come I use it for age without knowing its creator and its name at all? Thanks for the lesson. ;)
Excellent post!
I have a love/hate relationship with Velcro. Love it when it works....hate it when it sticks to every damn thing BUT what it's suppose to. :)
I didn't know about the origin of the word. That's fascinating.
Ah ... Velcro! I've just been cursing the stuff!
My sling is fastened with velcro, but it gets stuck to my clothes, and picks up fluff and then it won't stick properly - but it's very strong velcro, so when I try to get the fluff out, or unpeel a bit which has stuck (often to the wrong place), it breaks my nails!
I guess on the whole we're still better off with it, though!
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