THE INVENTION PROVIDES METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELASTICATED WEBS (100) COMPRISING DISCONTINUOUS ELASTIC THREADS (510, 511), AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLES (10) FROM SUCH ELASTICATED WEBS (100). APPARATUS (600) FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHODS OF THE INVENTION ARE ALSO PROVIDE. THE INVENTION ALSO RELATES TO ELASTICATECI WEBS (100) AND ARTICLES (10) WHICH CAN BE MANUFACTURED USING THE METHODS OF THE INVENTION.