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An elastic knitted band having stretch woven appearance and feel including filling yarn laid in between the warp yarn needles. The filling yarns are secured to the elastic band by the conventional warp yarn chain stitches so as to become an integral component of the elastic knit band without creatin

An elastic knitted band having stretch woven appearance and feel including filling yarn laid in between the warp yarn needles. The filling yarns are secured to the elastic band by the conventional warp yarn chain stitches so as to become an integral component of the elastic knit band without creating warp or filling ridges. The filling yarns can be positioned: (1) in front of the back weft yarns; (2) behind the front weft yarns; or (3) in between front and back elastomer bars separating the elastomer threads. The filling yarn preferably is textured yarn.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for fabricating an elastic knit band for apparel characterized by enhanced feel and appearance relative to a conventional elastic knit band, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a flat knitting weft insertion machine of the type having an elongate ne

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for fabricating an elastic knit band for apparel characterized by enhanced feel and appearance relative to a conventional elastic knit band, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a flat knitting weft insertion machine of the type having an elongate needle bed for carrying and initially reciprocating a plurality of warp yarn knitting needles and a warp guide bar for carrying a corresponding plurality of warp yarn guides;(b) providing a plurality of weft insertion bars wherein each bar carries a plurality of yarn guides, said plurality of weft insertion bars comprising a back weft yarn bar and back weft yarns, at least one elastomer thread bar and elastomer threads, a filling yarn bar and textured filling yarns, and a front weft yarn bar and front weft yarns; and(c) knitting an elastic band including (1) laying the textured filling yarns in between the warp knitting needles (2) between said back and said front weft yarns and extending substantially parallel and loosely adjacent to the warp yarns for enhanced feel and appearance, and wherein said textured filling yarns do not act to limit the warp direction stretch of the knitted band.