the textile 30 the textile may be subjected to heat and pressure this further tightens the weave of polymer based textiles as a result the reflective film sits flat on the textile rather than having a bumpy looking surface in one embodiment the reflective film is treated with an ink before it is patterned with the laser the ink may be an alcohol based ink fig3 is a flow chart of the steps used in producing a reflective design on a textile in accordance with one embodiment of the invention the process starts at step 100 a high thread count thin yarn textile at step 102 in one embodiment the textile is a polymer based textile in another embodiment the textile is a polymer based textile but not nylon pressure and heat are applied to a surface of the textile at step 104 in one embodiment only heat is applied to the surface of the textile the reflective film is laminated to the textile at step 106 the graphics and text design is input into a computer at step 108 an ink may be applied to the reflective film at step 110 at step 112 the laser is focused onto the reflective film with the appropriate power and dwell settings to create the design which ends the process at step 114 fig4 is a cross sectional view of a reflective laminate 120 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention the reflective laminate 120 has a carrier layer 122 which protects the reflective film 124 an adhesive 126.