The element has a carrier, and a textile cover layer laminated on the carrier, where the cover layer includes free loops for engagement of a hook element. The cover layer includes a non-woven and polymeric threads acting on the non-woven, where the non-woven and polymeric threads form the free loops. The cover layer is glued with the carrier, and the free loops are simply introduced into the non-woven of the cover layer. The carrier is pressed on a side inwardly facing the cover layer, which is formed from two non-woven sections with different fiber structures.