Papermachine clothing

Paper machine clothing including a base fabric comprising at least two superposed perforated non-woven membrane layers of material in mesh form, characterised in that the lower (machine side) membrane layer consists of a harder material than the upper (paper side) membrane layer, which has a lower maximum creep modulus than the lower membrane layer, wherein said upper membrane layer is a thermoplastic polyurethane matrix material that has a Shore A hardness of between 65 and 85 and wherein said lower membrane comprises a polyamide matrix material with a Shore D hardness of between 40 and 45.