Originally Posted by
clem55
A lot of the new stretch jeans and athletic pants are being made now using rib knit for a waistband, but I don't have personal knowledge of how it works. I think you would need a knit that doesn't have too much stretch or they would fall off. You could always have the seam on the side.
I have tried about six different kinds and of athletic, yoga etc. pants and they all have a seam somewhere that irritates. I would sew myself some if I could find a waist band that is seam free to add to the top with a flat seam rather than a sewn together one. Thanks