A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional textile product including knitted fabrics and woven fabrics, the textile product having two textile layers with pile threads therebetween, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a textile thread assembled from a combination of at least one monofilament and at least one multifilament or a monofilament with an envelope of fibers, the filament diameter of the multifilament and the fiber diameter of the envelope of fibers being smaller in diameter than the monofilament;
- b) manufacturing the two textile layers with the pile threads therebetween to thereby space the two textile layers apart from each other, wherein the pile threads include the textile thread and textile thread is flexible;
- c) stiffening the pile threads;
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- d) impregnating the textile thread with a resin during the providing step or impregnating the pile threads with a resin during the stiffening step.