A method of making soft, strong, high bulk tissue is disclosed. The method
includes pre-conditioning a wet web by straining the wet web in the
cross-machine direction prior to transferring the wet web to a
throughdrying fabric. The pre-conditioned web provides improved sheet
softness and conforms more readily to the surface contour of the
throughdrying fabric, thereby creating greater caliper (bulk) in the
resulting dried sheet. The bulk is maintained during a subsequent creping
step by maintaining the dried sheet in registration with the
throughdrying fabric when the dried sheet is applied to the surface of
the creping cylinder.