Abstract: A textile, such as a tape, having an adhesive coating on one or both of its surfaces is used to prevent movement of reinforcing material, usually glass fiber, from a position in a mould during the manufacture of plastics articles.The adhesive is preferably permanently tacky and is selected to be compatible with plastics material used to form the articles since the textile is incorporated in the finished plastics articles. An adhesive based on an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer pressure-sensitive adhesive is disclosed as being suitable for use with an unsaturated polyester.