| abstract |
A fabric is provided that includes a nonwoven web that is entangled, crimped, and optionally stretched. Nonwoven webs are formed from splittable multicomponent thermoplastic fibers having individual segments exposed around their outer periphery. In one embodiment, the crimped nonwoven web can be hydroentangled with a fibrous material comprising cellulosic fibers and optionally synthetic staple fibers. |