Here is a close up showing the details of the stake loops.

Here you see that the actual loop is a piece of nylon cord
that is tied to the stitched down loop. 

It seemed to me that stakes always eventually tear up the loops they go through, either from rough edges
or by being pounded into the dirt, or simply wear and tear.  By doing it this way, whenever I tear, beat up,
or rip a stake loop, I can simply replace it by tying on a new piece of nylon cord without
having to un-sew/re-sew anything. 

We used 9/16 inch tubular nylon to sew the stitched down loops.   See below.