The invention relates to a method of making a printed, elastic laminate. According to the method an elastic film (1) is cut into strips (2) that are laminated next to each other between two surface layers (5, 6), and the thus constituted laminate (7) is stretched in the regions (8) rendered are transversely elastic relative to the web by the laminated strips (2). According to the invention, a motif is printed on the elastic film (1) that is visible through the textile surface layer (5, 6) of the laminate (7) before the strips (2) are cut from the film (1).
