move easily over the pressure shoe and are capable of transmitting pressure from the shoe to the web and press roll sufficient flexibility is obtained and the belts have proven to be unaffected by lubricant applied prior to entering the press nip in comparison with belts currently known to the art the invention provides a belt which is relatively thin and light in weight thick belts have the disadvantage of tending to flow while within the nip causing bulging and delamination for example a 24 39 6 34 u00d7 170 34 belt impregnated with a thermosetting resin in accordance with the invention weighs about two hundred pounds a similar size belt built up under previous technology which fails due to bulging and delamination would weigh about twelve hundred pounds the manufacture of the belt according to the invention may be accomplished economically and without the need for mandrels or autoclaves which limit the size of other belts a belt of any length can accordingly be produced the base structure is first woven a web may be needled into the woven base if desired if the base structure has not been woven endless it is then joined endless using conventional joining techniques applicable to forming fabrics in the paper industry a polymeric material is then applied to the base fabric and forms a mechanical interlock therewith the resin is allowed to cure for a sufficient period of time after curing the resin surface may be sanded or ground buffed.