synthetic rubber including elastomers such as polyurethanes and silicones in one embodiment uncured rubber in the form of a sheet may be applied to the base sleeve by spirally wrapping the sheet about the base sleeve alternatively the sheet may be wrapped around the base sleeve and opposite ends of the sheet seamed together in an alternative embodiment the imageable layer may be in the form of an extruded tube which is then mounted over the base sleeve in still another alternative embodiment the imageable layer may be applied by spreading uncured rubber onto the base sleeve the flow chart of fig3 depicts a general representation of process steps used to produce print sleeve 10 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention in step 20 a cylindrical support which can be comprised of metal is provided the support may be rotated to facilitate application of the fibrous material in step 22 one or more layers of the fibrous material are applied and wound on the rotating support the fibrous layer is then coated in step 24 with the polymer resin the fibrous material may comprise a single fiber or a group of fibers formed into a strand or thread the winding angle of the fibrous material is variably adjustable in a range from 0 u00b0 to 90 u00b0 in the hoop and axial directions the deposit speeds of the fibrous material and the tension applied to the fibers are both adjustable within broad ranges as is known in this art steps 22 and 24 are repeated until.