A method of making mutually-reinforced elastic strand/film composites and
laminates in which film breakage, strand breakage, and strand alignment
problems are minimized or avoided. The method includes casting an
elastomeric adhesive film onto a chill roll, extruding elastic strands
onto the film while the film is on a chill roll, and stretching the film
and strand composite. The stretched composite may be laminated between
two facing sheets. Additionally, tension in the composite may be
controlled through film composition, strand composition, add-on rate,
stretching the composite, and combinations of any of these approaches.