in fig2 b the flecks visible in the photograph constitute foreign matter which may comprise dirt insect matter plant matter or other non fiber matter and which need not be fully removed prior to processing of the waste cotton fibers to form the fabric of the present invention fig3 and 4 depict two possible useful configurations for the fabric as described above and as depicted in fig2 a 2b fig3 depicts a bag 40 for a bulk material such as cotton not shown fig4 depicts a cotton bale 42 and a cover 44 for the bale which cover 44 comprises a hydrodynamically entangled fabric according to the present invention compression bands 46 provide protection against undesired decompression because baled cotton has undergone an extensive and expensive ginning operation to remove non fibrous matter from the cotton fiber it is likewise desirable to maintain bale 42 in a substantially clean state which purpose is served by the cover 44 of the present invention cover 44 may also serve to contain the bale if some of compression bands 46 break although simple applications are depicted in fig3 and 4 those persons skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will recognize that a wide variety of configurations is possible and that the uses of the fabric of the present invention are not limited to bagging or covering applications or to any particular configuration of the fabric those skilled in the art of manufacturing fabrics will also recognize that fabrics of differing weights textures and strengths are desirable for different applications and.