invention a scrubbing surface is provided on an absorbent body such as a regenerated cellulose sponge or woven fabric by affixing a woven scrim onto at least one surface thereof the woven scrim comprises a woven backing into which are interwoven pile fibers such that the pile fibers are oriented at a predetermined angle typically between approximately 45 u00b0 90 u00b0 to the backing surface on one surface of the woven backing hereinafter referred to as the upper surface the pile fibers appear as piles projecting from the backing to form the scrubbing surface referring to fig1 there are shown steps for producing the woven backing having the interwoven fibers described above referring to fig1 a two woven backings 10 and 11 are held parallel to each other and a rigid fiber 12 which is to form the piles is interwoven into the backing layers 10 and 11 such that on the one face of each of the backings 10 and 11 respectively loops 13 are formed the length x of the rigid fibers 12 between the webs 10 and 11 is approximately twice the length of the desired height of the pile fibers in the final product typically x will be about 2 inches or less so that the pile lengths will be about 1 inch or less by cutting the pile fibers 12 in a plane parallel to and approximately equidistant between the woven backings 10 and 11 two woven layers one of which is shown in fig1 b are formed having on one surface thereof pile fibers 14 held by the woven backing 11 only one.