hook material are designed to engage each other when brought into contact and hold in place until manually disengaged for example one type of corresponding hook material and loop material that may be used is velcro u00ae alternately the positions on the belt 40 of the strip of loop material 50 and strip of hook material 51 may be reversed the opposite side 40 y of the belt 40 proximate the end 40 a may include a portion of soft material 54 for example rubber sponge or the like the portion of soft material 54 prevents the belt material from rubbing against the skin of the user the portion of soft material 54 may be fastened to the belt 40 by fasteners such as stitches adhesives and the like the belt 40 may also be pre creased for example as shown by the broken lines 55 allowing its strips of loop 50 and hook 51 material to be mated for storage one or both ends of the apparatus 20 may include sub holders 56 for example ring like elements for additional attachment to tools or other structures these sub holders 56 may for example attach at the respective loops 26 a 26 b and they may be hold a string or wire by being spring biased fig2 shows the apparatus in an exemplary operation one attachment portion 24 a is attached to the arm for example at the wrist 80 of a worker 82 the other attachment portion 24 b is holding tools for example a drill 90 while a single tool is shown held multiple tools may be held by the attachment portion 24 b in.