How it works
To label the pants diagram, write a name on each numbered line. Numbers 1 to 7 are at the top of a pair of jeans, 8 to 12 on the jeans from the back, 13 to 15 on dress pants.
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Pants diagram word bank
In alphabetical order, to copy onto the board: back pocket, belt loop, button, coin pocket, crease, cuff, fly, front pocket, hem, inseam, leg, pleat, rivets, waistband, yoke.
The numbers that get swapped
Three pockets have a number: 5 is a curved opening at the front, 6 the small patch set inside it, and 8 a five-sided patch on the back. Two numbers are at the bottom of a leg, 10 on the jeans and 15 on the dress pants. Two are lines down a leg: 11 runs down the inside, 14 down the middle of the front. Number 12 is the panel just under the back of the waistband.
- When marking, watch pocket is right on line 6, patch pocket on line 8, inside leg seam on line 11 and turn-up on line 15.
- The dress pants have a waistband, belt loops and a fly too, drawn without a number.
Questions and answers
What is the difference between pants and trousers?
They are the same garment. Pants is the word in North American, Australian and northern British English, and trousers the word in southern British English. Slacks is a third name.
Why is it called a pair of pants?
Pants is a noun that is generally used only in the plural, like scissors and tongs, so a pair of pants is the usual form. In tailoring and fashion, the singular pant is sometimes used for a style.
What is the difference between forward and reverse pleats?
The way the fold opens. Reverse pleats open toward the pockets, and forward pleats open toward the fly. Pants can have one, two or three pleats, or none. On the worksheet a pleat is number 13.
What are the oldest pants in the world?
The oldest known trousers date to between the thirteenth and the tenth centuries BC, about 3,000 years ago. They are made of wool, with straight legs, and were found in a cemetery at Turpan, in what is now western China.