Patent ID: 7047606

Claim:
A method of making a two-sided, imaged nonwoven fabric, comprising the steps of: providing at least a first nonwoven fibrous matrix and a second nonwoven fibrous matrix, wherein said first fibrous matrix is dissimilar to said second fibrous matrix; providing a fiber distribution control layer selected from the group consisting of scrims, woven fabrics, knit fabrics, open grid meshes, and spunbond nonwoven fabrics; providing a three-dimensional image transfer device having a movable imaging surface; positioning said fiber distribution control layer between said first and second fibrous matrices and applying hydraulic energy to entangle said fibrous matrices and said fiber distribution control layer into a precursor web; advancing said precursor web onto said image transfer device so that said web moves with said imaging surface; and hydroentangling said precursor web on said image transfer device to form a three-dimensionally imaged nonwoven fabric.