Patent ID: 7587768

Claim:
A garment waistband for a pant, skirt, or the like, said waistband comprising: an outer circumferential fabric panel having warp and generally orthogonal woof threads, said outer circumferential fabric material being cut such that the warp threads extend at an angle with respect to an upper edge of said waistband; an inner circumferential fabric panel having warp and generally orthogonal woof threads, said inner circumferential fabric material being cut such that the warp threads extend at an angle with respect to an upper edge of said waistband; said outer circumferential fabric panel and said inner circumferential fabric panel comprising a single fabric element and being reversely folded along a median line defining said upper edge of said waistband, wherein the warp thread of said outer circumferential fabric panel extend at an angle with respect to the warp thread of said reversely folded portion of said inner circumferential fabric panel; said warp threads of said outer circumferential fabric panel extend at said angle of approximately ninety degrees (90°) with respect to warp threads of said reversely folded portion of said inner circumferential fabric panel; an interlining, having warp and woof threads and being coextensive with an interior portion of said reversely folded single fabric element; and said interlining being cut such that the warp threads extend at an angle with respect to the upper edge of said garment waistband.