A new material called Metaklett is like hook-and-loop (“Velcro”) made out of steel and much scarier. One side of the material bristles with sharp spikes and the other side has jagged steel brushes.

Anyway, the Super 77 bonded the velcro to the fabric bonding like a champ and my area rugs have not crept an inch in years. I bought a roll of hook material. My berber carpet acted as the loop side of ...