Systems and methods for bonding three-dimensional polymeric features directly to a textile

A method for forming an upper of an article of footwear comprising:

• preparing a textile for the upper;
• filling one or more recesses of a mold with a solid polymer, wherein the one or more recesses comprise a first recess that is depressed into the mold and shaped and sized according to a 3D polymeric feature to be bonded to the prepared textile;
• forming the 3D polymeric feature within the first recess of the mold;
• bonding the 3D polymeric feature directly to a surface of the prepared textile;
• removing the textile from the mold, wherein the 3D polymeric feature extends outward from the surface of the textile;
• and
• assembling the textile with one or more additional components to form the upper.