Process for making an article of manufacture on a single, continuous manufacturing line

A continuous process for making a plurality of articles of manufacture, the continuous process comprising the steps of:

• a. spinning a plurality of soluble filaments from one or more dies to form a filament stream;
• b. introducing a plurality of solid additives into the filament stream such that the solid additives and soluble filaments are comingled;
• c. collecting the commingled solid additives and soluble filaments on a collection device such that a composite structure comprising commingled soluble filaments and solid additives is formed at the formation zone on the collection device;
• and
• d. converting the composite structure into a plurality of articles of manufacture
• wherein the steps a. through d. are performed on a single, continuous manufacturing line.