Method of creating multiple patterns

A method of continuously imparting different visually detectable features to a plurality of articles, said method comprising:

• Providing a printing unit comprising of two or more printing rolls each having a visually detectable pattern, wherein the printing process may fit rolls that are less than or equal to a maximum circumference;
• providing a web comprising a print pitch;
• providing a first roll wherein the roll circumference is equal to the product pitch;
• providing a second roll characterized in that the roll circumference is equal to either 0<X<1 where X is chosen such that 1/X≠an Integer or 1<X<Cmax/P,
• wherein X is a multiple of the first roll circumference, Cmax is the largest circumference allowable by the printing unit, and P is the product pitch;
• and
• imparting the visually detectable patterns to the web by means of the two or more rolls;
• wherein the method is characterized in that each of the first roll and the second roll comprises a visually detectable pattern defining a print length, wherein the print length is characterized in that the absolute of (X−1)/(print length/product pitch)) is greater than 1.