Yeah, I had to do that in order to stop the straps from unraveling. The problem was, in order to get the webbing to stop, I had to melt it to the point that there was a solid plastic bead that made the material hard to work with. Also, the price difference in getting two smaller (1" or 3/4" to the 2" main strap) is negligible. The pair I made took 6' total velcro, and 5' of 2" nylon webbing. With shipping it came to $10.72. From the same place I priced an order using separate strips for the through-the-pedal part and added D-rings, the total came out to just above $12 shipped I think.
While the melting thing certainly works, If one was to try to emulate a professional look like the straps from bikeage (would have chosen them if I didn't do 'em myself, they are sexy), using materials the way they were intended would be the way to go.