Abrasive article and method of making the same

A method of forming an abrasive article, comprising the steps of:

• providing nonwoven abrasive material;
• providing a thermoplastic fastener;
• movably contacting the nonwoven abrasive material and thermoplastic fastener;
• maintaining moving contact between the nonwoven abrasive material under sufficient pressure to cause the nonwoven abrasive material and the thermoplastic fastener to become melt bonded together, and
• stopping the moving contact between the nonwoven abrasive material and the thermoplastic fastener;
• wherein forming the abrasive article comprises aligning the abrasive layer and the thermoplastic fastener along a central axis such that a channel extends along the central axis through the abrasive layer and the thermoplastic fastener.