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A wire retaining system includes a wire clip and fastening receiver for releasable attachment of a wire clip on a supporting surface to retain a wire. The receiver includes an adhesive backing and touch fastener elements. The wire clip includes two wire receptacles with respective receptacle opening

A wire retaining system includes a wire clip and fastening receiver for releasable attachment of a wire clip on a supporting surface to retain a wire. The receiver includes an adhesive backing and touch fastener elements. The wire clip includes two wire receptacles with respective receptacle openings facing different directions and touch fastener elements for engagement with the touch fastener elements of the receiver. A first receptacle is oriented with the receptacle opening facing a desired direction and the wire extends across the receptacle. The releasable wire clip can be reoriented with the second receptacle facing a desired direction and a second wire extending across the second receptacle. The wire clip can be packaged preassembled on a light strand with the touch fastener elements of the wire clip and receiver engaged. A method of forming fastener products includes forming a rigid extrusion having fastener elements formed from extruded rail segments.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of retaining a wire to a support surface, the method comprising:affixing a fastening receiver to the support surface, the fastening receiver having a surface carrying a plurality of touch fastener elements;selecting a desired orientation of a wire clip defining two wi

What is claimed is: 1. A method of retaining a wire to a support surface, the method comprising:affixing a fastening receiver to the support surface, the fastening receiver having a surface carrying a plurality of touch fastener elements;selecting a desired orientation of a wire clip defining two wire receptacle with respective receptacle openings facing substantially opposite directions, the clip having a surface carrying a plurality of touch fastener elements releasably engageable with the touch fastener elements of the receiver in each of a plurality of orientations;supporting the wire clip on the support surface in the selected orientation by engagement of the touch fastener elements of the wire clip with the touch fastener elements of the receiver, such that a selected opening of a first of the receptacles faces in a first desired direction; andretaining to the support surface, a wire extending across the first receptacle of the wire clip.