The present invention provides a method of making a headliner for use in
an automobile interior. The method of the invention comprises applying an
adhesive on a first fiber mat and a second fiber mat to form a first
adhesive-containing fiber mat and a second adhesive-containing fiber mat.
The first adhesive-containing fiber mat and the second
adhesive-containing fiber mat are optionally dried. A multilayered
structure is then assembled by positioning the first adhesive-containing
fiber mat between a first fabric layer and a padding layer and the second
adhesive-containing fiber mat between the padding layer and a second
fabric. Finally, the multilayered structure is pressed at a sufficiently
high temperature to adhere the component layers of the headliner
together. The invention also provides a variation in which the fiber mats
are formed using the adhesive as a binder. Finally, the invention also
provide a headliner made by the method of the invention.