Quote Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl View Post
I think it's pretty basic science:

Most jersey elastic goes somewhere around the hips, or at least a little below the waist.

Most women's waists are at least somewhat smaller circumference than their hips.

Elastic that is stretched around something will seek to creep to a place of smaller circumference.

Result: Jersey elastic hem creeping up to your waist instead of staying down like most non-elastic hems do.

Heh. Unless you're of more apple-y shape. Then, if the jersey isn't long enough to go all the way past the hips (usually resulting in an unusable jersey, because sitting on your jersey is neither comfortable or useful), the smallest circumference is usually somewhere on the ribcage right around the bra band line. Talk about creeping hemlines. (Though I had to laugh the first time that happened to me...round, white exposed tummy on a very busy trail. I'm surprised there were no accidents around me at the site of it. )