1. METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS INTRODUCTION OF LIQUID INTO A FIBER LAYER FORMED FROM A STAPLE FIBER WEB AS PRODUCED BY DRAFTING COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: FORMING THE WEB INTO A THICKER FIBER LAYER POSSESSING A DETERMINED CROSS-SECTION, FORCING A LIQUID WHICH IS SUBJECTED TO A PRESSURE IN EXCESS OF ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH THE FIBER LAYER WHILE PROVIDING BACKING SUPPORT FOR SAID FIBER LAYER, FORMING THE FIBER LAYER INTO A BAND, AND REMOVING EXCESS LIQUID IN A PRESSURE ZONE EFFECTING WITHDRAWAL OF THE THUS FORMED BAND WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPACTING, FURTHER FORMING AND SMOOTHING SAID BAND.