Yoga band leggings and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

A method of manufacturing leggings having a leg portion and a waistband portion, using a fabric is disclosed. The method includes brushing an outside surface of the fabric once to form a single-brushed surface. The method includes brushing an inside surface of the fabric multiple times to form a multiple-brushed surface. The method includes cutting the fabric into a plurality of pieces for the leg portion and a plurality of pieces for the waistband portion and sewing the pieces together, the waistband portion having a top edge and a bottom edge, the single-brushed surface of the fabric forming an inside legging surface configured to contact a wearer, and the multiple-brushed surface of the fabric forming an outside legging surface. The method includes sewing an elastic band to the top edge of the waistband.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of manufacturing leggings having a leg portion and a waistband portion, using a fabric, the method comprising:
 brushing an outside surface of the fabric once to form a single-brushed surface;   brushing an inside surface of the fabric multiple times to form a multiple-brushed surface;   cutting the fabric into a plurality of leg pieces for the leg portion and a plurality of waistband pieces for the waistband portion; and   sewing or stitching the plurality of leg pieces for the leg portion and the plurality of waistband pieces for the waistband portion together, the waistband portion having a top edge and a bottom edge, the bottom edge of the waistband portion being connected to a top edge of the leg portion, the single-brushed surface of the fabric forming an inside leg surface configured to contact legs of a wearer of the leggings, the multiple-brushed surface of the fabric forming an outside leg surface, an inside waistband surface, and an outside waistband surface.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein brushing the inside surface of the fabric multiple times comprises brushing the inside surface of the fabric three times. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein cutting the fabric into the plurality of pieces for the waistband section comprises cutting the fabric to form a front exterior waistband piece, a front interior waistband piece, a rear exterior waistband piece, and a rear interior waistband piece. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein sewing or stitching the plurality of pieces for the leg portion and the plurality of pieces for the waistband portion together comprises sewing or stitching the front exterior waistband piece, the front interior waistband piece, the rear exterior waistband piece, and the rear interior waistband piece together such that the front exterior waistband piece and the rear exterior waistband piece form the outside waistband surface and the front interior waistband piece and the rear interior waistband piece form the inside waistband surface. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising sewing or stitching an elastic band to the top edge of the waistband portion by sewing or stitching the elastic band to the front interior waistband piece and the rear interior waistband piece such that the elastic band is located between the front interior waistband piece and the front exterior waistband piece and located between the rear interior waistband piece and the rear exterior waistband piece. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein brushing the outside surface of the fabric comprises brushing the outside surface of the fabric with a carbon or suede brush, and
 wherein brushing the inside surface of the fabric comprises brushing the inside surface of the fabric with the carbon or suede brush.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein cutting the fabric into a plurality of pieces for the waistband section comprises cutting the fabric to form a front waistband piece having the front outside waistband surface and a rear waistband piece having the rear outside waistband surface. 
     
     
         8 . Leggings made of a fabric, the leggings comprising:
 a waistband portion configured to wrap around a wearer, the waistband portion having a top edge, a bottom edge, an inside waistband surface, and an outside waistband surface, the inside waistband surface and the outside waistband surface formed from a first side of the fabric being brushed multiple times; and   a leg portion having an inside leg surface configured to contact legs of the wearer, an outside leg surface, and a top leg edge connected to the bottom waistband edge of the waistband portion, the outside leg surface formed from the first side of the fabric and the inside leg surface formed from a second side of the fabric being brushed one time.   
     
     
         9 . The leggings of  claim 8 , wherein the first side of the fabric is brushed three times. 
     
     
         10 . The leggings of  claim 8 , wherein the first side of the fabric is a fabric inside surface and the second side of the fabric is a fabric outside surface. 
     
     
         11 . The leggings of  claim 8 , wherein the waistband portion is made of a front exterior waistband piece, a front interior waistband piece, a rear exterior waistband piece, and a rear interior waistband piece, each made of the fabric having the first side brushed multiple times and having the second side brushed one time. 
     
     
         12 . The leggings of  claim 11 , wherein the elastic band is located between the front exterior waistband piece and the front interior waistband piece and located between the rear exterior waistband piece and the rear interior waistband piece. 
     
     
         13 . The leggings of  claim 8 , wherein a ratio of the length of the top waistband edge to the length of the bottom waistband edge is between 0.8095 and 0.8919. 
     
     
         14 . A method of manufacturing leggings having a leg portion and a waistband portion, using a fabric, the method comprising:
 brushing an outside surface of the fabric once to form a single-brushed surface;   brushing an inside surface of the fabric multiple times to form a multiple-brushed surface;   cutting the fabric into a plurality of leg pieces for the leg portion;   cutting the fabric into a plurality of waistband pieces for the waistband portion, the plurality of waistband pieces including a front exterior waistband piece, a front interior waistband piece, a rear exterior waistband piece, and a rear interior waistband piece;   sewing or stitching the plurality of leg pieces for the leg portion, the single-brushed surface of the fabric forming an inside leg surface configured to contact legs of a wearer of the leggings and the triple-brushed surface of the fabric forming an outside leg surface; and   sewing or stitching the front exterior waistband piece, the front interior waistband piece, the rear exterior waistband piece, and the rear interior waistband piece together such that the front exterior waistband piece and the rear exterior waistband piece form an outside waistband surface and the front interior waistband piece and the rear interior waistband piece form an inside waistband surface, the multiple-brushed surface of the fabric forming the outside waistband surface and the inside waistband surface.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein brushing the inside surface of the fabric multiple times to form a multiple-brushed surface comprises brushing the inside surface exactly three times. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising sewing or stitching an elastic band to the front interior waistband piece and the rear interior waistband piece such that the elastic band is located between the front interior waistband piece and the front exterior waistband piece and located between the rear interior waistband piece and the rear exterior waistband piece. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein brushing the outside surface of the fabric comprises brushing the outside surface of the fabric with a carbon or suede brush, and
 wherein brushing the inside surface of the fabric comprises brushing the inside surface of the fabric with the carbon or suede brush.