Permanent, pattern-like plastic surface deformations with the aid of hot embossing rollers; on acetate and polyamides using thermoplasticity, on cotton with subsequent fixing by synthetic resins with the possibility of simultaneous colour printing. - To achieve embroidery-like motifs, it is possible to punch out figure-like fabric parts at the same time as embossing. - For knitted fabrics, the strong sheen of synthetic fibres can be reduced by embossing with a very fine ripple pattern.
