Non-woven through air dryer and transfer fabrics for tissue making

摘要

One embodiment of the present invention is a method of making an endless non-woven tissue making fabric having a three-dimensional texture suitable for use as a fabric for producing three-dimensional fibrous webs comprising: providing an endless non-woven tissue making fabric having a tissue contacting surface and a tissue machine contacting surface; passing heated air through a molding device; passing the endless non-woven tissue making fabric over a surface of the molding device, wherein the surface of the molding device includes a textured molding surface; and conforming at least a portion of the endless non-woven tissue making fabric to the textured molding surface of the molding device, thereby forming a three-dimensional texture on the endless non-woven tissue making fabric.