A system for embossing a substantially continuous web (10,16) of material including a supply for supplying at least one substantially continuous web (10,16) of material, feeding the substantially continuous web of material (10,16), an embossing device for embossing a predetermined pattern in the web material (10,16) and a take-up device for taking-up the embossed web material; wherein at least one roll (100) of the system includes an elongated core (107) formed of a substantially rigid material and an elongated sleeve (103) formed of a material less rigid than the elongated core (107) with the elongated sleeve (103) being releasably secured to the core (107) such that the elongated sleeve (103) is axially and circumferentially fixed with respect to the core (107) when in operation and can be selectively axially removed from the core (107). Preferably, the sleeve (103) includes an embossing pattern laser engraved thereon so as to permit the embossing pattern being run by the system to be readily changed.