Patent ID: 11930865
Assignee: LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
providing a first panel of contiguously woven fabric for a pair of pants, wherein the first panel comprises a first region comprising a first yarn having a first stretch characteristic, a second region comprising a second yarn having a second stretch characteristic, and a third region comprising a blend of the first yarn and the second yarn;
positioning the first region of the first panel at an extension location of the pants;
positioning the second region below the extension location, wherein the first stretch characteristic is greater than the second stretch characteristic;
positioning the third region between the first and second regions, wherein the third region smoothly transitions from the first region to the second region to avoid forming of an abrupt transition edge; and
positioning a crotch point of the pants along an edge where the first region meets the third region of the first panel,
wherein the blend of the first yarn and the second yarn in the third region is made by weaving 1 first yarn, then 6 second yarns, then 2 first yarns, then 5 second yarns, then 3 first yarns, then 4 second yarns, 4 first yarns, 3 second yarns, 5 first yarns, 2 second yarns, 6 first yarns, and 1 second yarn.