Hydro-enlarged, apertured non-woven web and method of making same

A method of manufacturing a hydro-enlarged apertured non-woven web, comprising:

• introducing an unapertured non-woven precursor web to a pinned roller comprising a surface on which a plurality pins are disposed;
• wherein the unapertured non-woven precursor web comprises a plurality of fibers secured to one another at a plurality of bond points;
• wherein the unapertured non-woven precursor web has a first surface defining a planar top and a second surface defining a planar bottom;
• wherein the second surface is separated from the first surface by a first distance defining a precursor loft;
• spraying pressurized fluid against the first surface, thereby causing a plurality of pins disposed on a pinned roller to punch through the unapertured non-woven precursor web to create a plurality of apertures therethrough extending through the unapertured non-woven precursor web from the first surface to the second surface, resulting in the hydro-enlarged apertured non-woven web;
• wherein the hydro-enlarged apertured non-woven web has a third surface defining a planar top and a fourth surface defining a planar bottom;
• wherein the third surface is separated from the fourth surface by a second distance defining a loft;
• wherein the spraying causes the loft to be greater than the precursor loft;
• and
• wherein the loft is greater than the precursor loft by a loft increase within a range of 50-110%.