Method of Making Laminate Panel with Auxetic Layer

A method of making a textile laminate for an article of apparel, the method comprising:

• printing a bonding layer on an interior layer, the interior layer possessing an interior layer Poisson's value, the bonding layer forming an auxetic structure defining a repeating pattern of perimeter walls and interior recesses;
• waiting a period of time to allow the bonding layer to penetrate into the interior layer such that it is at least partially embedded in the interior layer;
• applying an exterior layer of the textile laminate to the bonding layer, the exterior layer possessing an exterior layer Poisson's value;
• allowing the bonding layer to penetrate into the exterior layer such that it is at least partially embedded in the exterior layer;
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• curing the bonding layer to form the textile laminate, wherein the textile laminate possesses a laminate Poisson's value that is less than at least one of the interior layer Poisson's value and the exterior layer Poisson's value.

A method of making a textile laminate for an article of footwear comprising:

• providing a first layer defining a first surface, wherein the first layer is a four-way stretch material;
• applying an auxetic structure to the first layer such that the auxetic structure penetrates the first surface of the first layer, the auxetic structure including a plurality of interconnected members forming an array of cell units, each of the plurality of interconnected members forming cell walls with interior recesses defined within the cell walls;
• coupling a second layer to the first layer via the auxetic structure such that the auxetic structure penetrates the second layer, wherein the second layer is a synthetic leather material, and wherein the first layer, auxetic structure and the second layer form the textile laminate;
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• incorporating the textile laminate into the article of footwear.