<p>The present invention is directed to a construct comprising filamentous material, and more particularly to a filamentous material exhibiting useful physical performance while retaining suitable attributes to allow for mechanical processing of that material into useful products. The filamentous material includes at least one integrating network of essentially continuous filaments formed from at least one polymeric material. To said integrating network of continuous filaments is added at least one performance modifying filamentous component, wherein the addition and integration of the performance modifying filamentous component results in a composite material exhibiting a useful function of tactile and ductile softness while retaining finite control of fluids. Representative means and methods for fabricating such filamentous materials from the aforementioned integrating network and performance modifying filamentous components are provided herein.</p>
