A method for making a polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression on at least one side thereof, the method comprising the steps of: providing a forming drum comprising at least one vacuum chamber providing a forming structure, the forming structure being moveable upon the forming drum extruding a precursor web directly onto the forming structure moving the forming structure adjacent the vacuum chamber applying vacuum at a sufficient level to induce a sufficient partial pressure to conform the precursor web to the forming structure providing a source of heat and annealing the precursor web by heating the precursor web thereby forming the polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression on at least one side thereof, the polymeric web comprising hair-like fibrils having closed distal ends and an average aspect ratio of at least about 0.5.
