picker roll 106 having teeth 108 and enclosed in the housing 104 into individual fibers 110 which are carried by support rolls 114 and 116 to conveyor belt 122 which forms an endless loop about support rolls 128 either or both of which may be driven vacuum is applied at vacuum box 124 to maintain the fibers in position to be directed as batt 126 to support roll 130 which forms a combining zone with combining picker 134 having teeth 138 and contained within housing 136 a second web of short fibers 86 is carried in similar fashion by means of conveyor 88 over support roll 94 and onto engagement with support roll 97 and support 102 to picker roll 107 having teeth 109 in housing 105 forming fibers 112 these fibers 112 are directed between carrying rolls 118 and 120 into the combining nip with combining picker 134 and mixed in housing 136 to form a mixture of fibers 140 and 142 this mixture is directed using air through conduit 132 into conduit 144 and combined with meltblown microfibers 186 in the same manner as described with respect to fig1 thus polymer 150 from supply 152 is directed to extruder 156 driven by motor 154 air or other gaseous stream such as steam through pipes 148 and 146 is directed against the polymer as it exits die tip 158 this is illustrated in greater detail in fig2 a showing air channels 166 and 168 having nozzle openings 162 and 164 which contact the polymer as it exits from channel 170 through nozzle 160 after exiting die tip 158.