fig1 in the center of fig2 the combined movements of both the back and front bars are shown for the purpose of clarity the lines depicting the shogged portion of the elastic thread e in the combined drawings of fig2 have been depicted as being slightly inclined such that they do not merge with the lines representing the inelastic yarns in forming the fabric of the present invention the following bar movements are used the above patterns are tricot designations and can be readily converted to raschel designations by those skilled in the art the bar movements depicted above designate a fabric having an open and closed loop construction for the front bar in the following sequence closed open open closed open open as would be understood by one skilled in the art this loop construction sequence of the inelastic yarn may be changed without destroying the fabric 39 s superior physical characteristics for example the inelastic yarn may be knitted such that all the loops are closed or all the loops are open alternately the loop construction may alternate between open and closed loops in another embodiment of the present invention the elastic inlay thread may be laid in using the following modified bar movement in the above description the invention has been disclosed merely by way of example and in preferred manner but many variations and modifications may and will be apparent to one skilled in the art while the resulting fabric will still remain within the general spirit of the invention for example the front guide bar movement may be.