a method for making a thin padding from stabilized fibers , for clothing articles , quilts and sleeping bags , comprises the steps of : providing a synthetic fiber lap ; resin processing said synthetic fiber lap by thermoplastic resins spread on a surface of said lap ; recovering said resins spread in said resin application step for reusing said resins in another resin processing step ; heating said thermoplastic resins and said lap synthetic fibers ; reducing a thickness of said lap and smoothing said lap to provide a thin padding .