fabric a flame retardant binder finish is applied the flame retardant binder finish includes chemistries to render the treated fabric the ability to resist advanced thermal degradation and flame progression when exposed to combustion temperatures a preferred chemistry employed herein is based on a halogenated derivative of a polyurethane backbone additional chemistries including metallic salt extinguisants can be used in conjunction with the halogenated polyurethane upon application and curing of the flame retardant binder finish on the imaged nonwoven fabric the resulting fabric can be dyed by conventional textile dying methods various dyeing methods commonly known in the art are applicable including nip pad and jet with the use of a jet apparatus and disperse dyes as represented by u s pat no 5 440 771 and no 3 966 406 both hereby incorporated by reference being most preferred using a forming apparatus as illustrated in fig1 a nonwoven fabric was made in accordance with the present invention by providing a carded randomized precursor fibrous batt comprising type dpl 535 flame retardant polyester fiber 1 5 denier by 1 5 inch staple length as obtained from fiber innovation technology of north carolina the web had a basis weight of 2 8 ounces per square yard plus or minus 7 prior to patterning and imaging of the precursor web the web was entangled by a series of entangling manifolds such.