Three dimensional fabrics with liner strips and assembly methods therefor

A method of making a three-dimensional fabric wherein the three-dimensional fabric comprises:

• i. a synthetic fabric outer layer with an outwardly printed camouflage color and pattern thereon with outwardly extending random hollow curved tunnels of branching veins and ridges therein;
• and
• ii. a synthetic fabric liner layer bonded to an underside of the outer fabric layer adjacent to the tunnels, wherein the three-dimensional fabric has flat areas and raised tunnel segments;
• and
• the method comprising:
• a) placing the synthetic outer layer fabric over a master mold having random channels thereon, parallel metal bars thereon that do not pass over the channels, and vacuum ports thereon adjacent the channels and the bars:
• b) lowering a first top mold with depending fingers onto the master mold and outer fabric so that the depending fingers force the outer fabric into the channels;
• c) applying vacuum to the ports to hold the outer fabric to the master mold;
• d) removing the first top mold from the master mold;
• e) placing the synthetic liner layer over the outer layer on the master mold;
• f) lowering a second top mold with welding heads bonding the liner layer to the outer layer at the metal bars adjacent to the channels to finish making the three dimensional fabric;
• g) raising the second top mold away from the master mold and stopping the vacuum;
• and;
• h) Removing the finished three-dimensional fabric from the master mold.