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A method for making a material structure which has at least one section of first material spaced apart from at least one section of second material. A number of thin, elongated strands connect the first material to the second material. The strands may adhere to the first and second material along a

A method for making a material structure which has at least one section of first material spaced apart from at least one section of second material. A number of thin, elongated strands connect the first material to the second material. The strands may adhere to the first and second material along a transverse edge of each material or may instead adhere to a side of the material sections at some distance from the edge. The resulting material structure may be incorporated into clothing or into window shade structures, for example. The method is performed by positioning an adhesive applicator such that adhesive can be dispensed to form strands which contact and bond the first material. The applicator is moved away from the first material so as to form an elongated strand between the first material and the applicator. The applicator is then moved such that the strand contacts the second material so that the strand connects the first material to the second material. These steps are then repeated while indexing the applicator such that any bonding point along the first material and the second material is adjacent to a previous bonding point.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A method of making a material structure, comprising the steps of:(a) providing a front section of material and at least one second material spaced a selected distance from said front section of material;(b) providing a curable liquid dispensably within an applicator;(c) providing me

[ I claim:] [1.] A method of making a material structure, comprising the steps of:(a) providing a front section of material and at least one second material spaced a selected distance from said front section of material;(b) providing a curable liquid dispensably within an applicator;(c) providing means for allowing said liquid adhesive to exit said applicator;(d) positioning said applicator such that said liquid can be dispensed so as to form strands which contact and bond to said front section of material;(e) moving said applicator away from said front section of material so as to form an elongated strand between said front section of material and said applicator;(f) moving said applicator such that said strand contacts one of said at least one second material, and wherein said strand thereby connects said front section of material to said at least one second material; and(g) repeating steps (d) through (f) while indexing said applicator in a transverse direction such that any bonding point along said front section of material and said at least one second material is adjacent to a previous bonding point.