How do you attach velcro to a net?

[zamundan]

I've heard that one option to attach the screen to the net is velcro. For various reasons, I would like to use this method.

I think I can figure out affixing velcro to the impact screen. (screen is a 'solid' surface, so I think I can sew it or glue it)

But how do I attach the velcro to the net?

[p3eps]

My net has webbing stitched through the netting round the edges. I don't have Velcro on my net, but it's the same edge webbing as on my screen - which does have Velcro on it.

[cspin]

Best option is to have it sewn on. You can do it around the perimeter edges of the netting or even in the middle of the net area. Best is to go with heavy duty non-adhesive Velcro. The stuff with the adhesive backing gunks up the sewing needle. I have archery netting from WCN and they sewed Velcro in a lot of places. Archery netting has small holes and more netting material to sew to. If the holes in your netting are on the larger side it can still be done, just not sure how much tension it can take. The archery netting from WCN is heavy duty.

Gluing Velcro to an impact screen can be dicey. It tends to not bond well even using the industrial grade stuff. Again, I have found the best option is having it sewn on. If you are going to take it somewhere for the sewing make sure they know what they are doing. Custom boat cover and awning shops are a good bet. They have the right machines and are used to dealing with large amounts of material and keeping it clean.

[zamundan]

Ah... so it sounds like it can be sewn on, but it's not a 'trivial' job. Thanks for the input.

[zamundan]

My net has webbing stitched through the netting round the edges. I don't have Velcro on my net, but it's the same edge webbing as on my screen - which does have Velcro on it.

I should have mentioned - the screen will be smaller than the net, so I can't use the webbing on the edge. I'm trying to see if there's a way to affix Velcro to the netting itself.

[cspin]

You don't need existing webbing around the netting. The Velcro gets sewn on and acts like a webbing of sort. The netting gets sandwiched in the middle of two plys of material, one being the Velcro and the other a backing material to stitch the Velcro to. Enough of the stitches will hit the netting material so that the Velcro stays in place. I have netting that has two plys of Vecro hook stitched together with the netting sandwiched in between. In other areas there is only one side of the Velcro needed, so a generic backing material was used. Any combo can be done depending on what you need for the application.

[erikh5014]

Can you sew the velcro to the screen and then just zip tie velcro to the net webbing?

[zamundan]

Best option is to have it sewn on.

OK... so if I understand your comment above, when you say "sew it on" you don't mean to just sew it directly to the netting. But rather, you mean sew it to some backing while the net happens to sit in between the velcro and the backing. That makes way more sense to me. I couldn't figure out how you would sew directly to the net itself.

Here's another idea I've wondered about. Say you have some netting with somewhat larger holes (like the 1" stuff from WCN... I don't think this would work with something like archery netting). Could you just put a piece of velcro behind the net and attach directly? As in - without sewing it or anything. So the velcro on the front would grab the velcro on the back with the netting sitting in between. I mean, it would be a pain to hang the screen if the velcro isn't permanently attached anywhere. But assuming you can figure that part out, would the 'net sandwiched in velcro' be a robust enough solution to hold everything in place?