wrap and 3 stack with idler at a temperature range of 230 275 u00b0 f at a nip pressure of 400 629 pli and at a fixed speed of 656 ft min for the test samples with patterns other than basket weave the base material was thermally bonded using square patterned sleeves with 33 bond area square patterned sleeves with 13 bond area or square patterned sleeves with 27 bond area at a double pass at a temperature range of 257 266 u00b0 f at a nip pressure of 343 514 pli and at a fixed speed of 98 ft min it can be concluded that the basket weave pattern at 30 bond area contributed to the improvement in the abrasion resistance significantly for processes of a double pass and a 3 stacks with idlers without compromising softness at the calender speed of 656 ft min softness deteriorated in case of an s wrap whereas it was maintained in case of both a double pass and a double pass of 3 stacks with idlers square patterns of similar bond area about 30 with negligible transition area showed good abrasion resistance but with softness deteriorated square pattern with smaller bond area 13 showed not only less improvement in abrasion resistance but also deteriorated softness strip tensile property was reserved after double pass of calendering with lg as hypothesized earlier the existence of discernible transition area as evidenced in fig3 in the thus produced basket weave pattern is responsible for improving the abrasion resistance and the softness at the same time in contrast the lack of discernible transition area in the cross hatch pattern as shown in fig4 is responsible for its failure.