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VELCRO

By Maren_P
  • At the bigining of 1938

    At the bigining of 1938

    The velcro didn't exist. People used for example, buttons.
  • In 1941

    In 1941

    George de Maestral invented velcro, two strips created by observing a plant. One day he went on a excursion with his dog. In a moment he saw that a tipe of plant was stuck to him. At that moment he had the great idea to create the velcro.
  • Materials

    Materials

    The velcro is made of: cotton, nylon and polyester.
  • NASA

    NASA

    For NASA, velcro was very important, because thanks to velcro they could tie their gloves in a more resistant way.
  • Now, in 2022

    Now, in 2022

    Pepole use velcro for many thing, for example, in the shoes and in some clothes.