Patent ID: 7013541

Claim:
A method of making a nonwoven fabric comprising at least a first three-dimensional image and a second three-dimensional image wherein said first three-dimensional image differs from said second three-dimensional image, comprising the steps of: providing a fibrous matrix; providing a first three-dimensional image transfer device having a movable imaging surface defining a first three-dimensional image; providing a second three-dimensional image transfer device having a movable imaging surface defining a second three-dimensional image which differs from said first three-dimensional image; advancing said fibrous matrix onto said first three-dimensional transfer device; applying hydraulic energy to said fibrous matrix to entangle said fibrous matrix into a precursor web and impart said first three-dimensional image into said precursor web; advancing said precursor web comprised of said first image onto said second image transfer device so that said web moves with said imaging surface; and hydroentangling said precursor web comprised of said first image on said second image transfer device to impart said second three-dimensional image, which differs from said first three-dimensional image imparted to said fabric, into the resultant nonwoven fabric to impart a compound image presenting aesthetic and tactile qualities representative of both of said imparted images to said fabric.