nonwoven fabric is subjected to compaction at an elevated temperature thereby activating said fusible fibers to bond with the surrounding fibrous composition and rendering said nonwoven fabric suitable for use in medical applications such as stockings and wraps application_number US 38433003 A description while the present invention is susceptible of embodiment in various forms hereinafter is described presently preferred embodiments of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as exemplifications of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated the fibrous blend of the present invention is comprised of a non activated fusible fiber as well as a non fusible fiber the non fusible fiber may be that of a synthetic or natural fiber or a combination thereof synthetic fibers of the present invention may be utilized at a preferred range of 80 95 by weight and a most preferred range of 88 92 by weight wherein the synthetic fibers may be selected from thermoset polymers such as polyacrylates or from thermoplastic polymers including polyamides polyesters polyolefins their derivatives and combinations thereof natural fibers of the present invention are cellulosic in nature such as cotton wood pulp or rayon in accordance with the present invention at least a portion of the fibrous nonwoven web consists of thermally fusible fibers also called binder fibers or bi component fibers that are activated through the application of heat and pressure that follow the compaction process fusible fibers are those fibers that comprise at least two polymer types suitable fusible fibers that can be utilized in the present invention include configurations such as side by side or sheath core as.