Elastic laminates and methods for making the same

A method of manufacturing elastic laminate structures comprises the steps of:

• a) providing a first carrier layer;
• b) providing a second carrier layer;
• c) providing a mesh, disposed between said first and second carrier layers, having a plurality of first strands intersecting a plurality of second strands, said first and second strands having a softening temperature at an applied pressure, wherein said softening temperature of said second strands, at said applied pressure, is greater than said softening temperature of said first strands at said applied pressure;
• d) heating said mesh to said softening temperature of said first strands and less than said softening temperature of said second strands;
• e) applying a bonding pressure to said first strands;
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• f) integrally bonding from about 10% to about 100% by weight, of said first strands to said first and second carrier layers.