In Western culture, the use of the tunic is still mostly for religious purposes, it is the basic garment used by the priestly class in Catholic churches. In this article we will show you how to make an altar boy’s tunic for children.
If you want to know what it means to be an altar boy in the Catholic Church, click on the link and get well informed, it is not good to remain in doubt.
in doubt.
The activities carried out by an altar server can be Helping with the work of the altar, assisting the bishop,
assisting the priest and his deacon, if necessary, in the various processions, helping at the offertory to collect the gifts.
If you have a family member, son or daughter, and you would like to give them an altar server’s tunic, here is a step-by-step guide on how to make one.
is the procedure for making one.
How to make an altar server tunic for children
Often we have the opportunity to sew the things we need ourselves and save some money.
Taking advantage of this, we can make a tunic for our loved one, be it our son, nephew or friend, if he wants to be an altar boy.
And if you want to know more about how to be a good altar boy, access the link and know the steps to follow.
Measurements:
Neck: 33 cm, back width: 36 cm, back width: 44 cm, shoulder length: 12 cm, chest measurement: 92 cm, waist measurement: 82 cm.
Waist measurement 82 cm, hip measurement 88 cm, front height 43 cm, 4 cm, wrist measurement 26 cm, tunic length 143 cm.
Tunic length 143 cm.
Materials:
You will need about 425 cm of 150 cm wide fabric. The fabric is called stretch.
If the girl’s or boy’s length is longer or shorter than indicated, calculate twice the length plus the length of the sleeves.
plus the length of the sleeves and the hem allowance. You will also need snap fasteners and
interfacing for the collar.
And these are the materials you will need to learn how to make an altar boy’s tunic.
How to cut the fabric
Place the double fabric, edge to edge, at 10 cm. from the fold, place the centre of the back pattern and at 8 cm. from the fold, place the other half of the back pattern.
Once the other half of the back pattern is in place, use the remaining centimetres to make the back pleats.
the back pleats. In the following picture you can see the different parts of a tunic.
If you would like to know what altar servers do during the liturgy, click on the link above.
How to make an altar boy’s tunic
Stretch out the arm from the middle of the chest to know where the sleeve ends, it is important to add a few centimetres to the seams.
Add a few centimetres to the seams because the arm looks a little shorter when it is down.
Cut a piece twice as long as the sleeve and fold it in half lengthwise.
Place the fabric with the cape on top and cut a hole for the collar in the middle of the fold.
Try the sleeves on with your head through the neck hole and measure from the bottom to where you want the tunic to fall.
Cut two pieces of the same size and length and the same width as the body.
Place the open sleeve piece on the floor and match the long edges to the width of the sleeve piece in the middle and sew the seams together.
Join the seams.
With the basic shape of the tunic half folded inside out, sew the seams from the bottom of the tunic to the end of the tunic.
Sew the seams from the bottom of the tunic to the end of the sleeves.
Up to this point it has been easy to understand how to make an altar boy’s tunic.
Then make the pleats at the desired edge, sewing them by machine or by hand.
And the altar boy’s tunic is ready to wear.
Now that the tunic you have made is ready, it is also very important that you find out about altar servers and what they do.
and the work they do in the Catholic Church.
Their work consists of participating in the important functions that priests perform: serving at the altar, assisting the bishop, the priest, the acolyte and the server,
assisting the bishop, the priest and the deacon, serving in the various processions, e.g. carrying the cross, the candles, the incense, the candles, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense, the incense
the candles, the incense, the offertory and the collection of the gifts. In this way they fulfil the Lord’s command
“Let the little children come to me”. Some people think that being an altar server is only a way to become a priest,
but this is not the case,
Many have been altar servers and not priests, just as there are altar girls.
The ideal thing about being an altar server is to keep the good memories of this beautiful work, because it is a very dignified profession.
It is true that being an altar server is like training to become a seminarian, the time and work of being an altar server is useful to
to be more in touch with God, with ceremonies, with the Church, with the ornaments of the Mass, with the Christian Eucharist and with religious feasts.
and religious feasts.
You can find out who make up the Catholic Church by accessing this link.
Where does the word acolyte come from?
The word altar server comes from the little monks and refers to ministers who are not ordained, that is to say
who are not solemnly appointed and do not belong to an academy of acolytes, or who exercise these functions sporadically.
Sporadically.
With this article on how to make an altar boy’s tunic, I hope that it will be useful to you when it comes to making an altar boy’s tunic.
Not only that, but you will have learned some important information about what it means to be an altar boy,
and so be able to encourage your child or family member to choose this beautiful work, remembering that God’s ways are always the best, and that we should not forget that
God’s ways are always the best, that there is no better place to place a loved one than in God’s hands.
They will always be protected, full of joy, intelligence and humility.
Learning how to make an altar boy’s tunic is extremely simple and easy to do.
If you have the opportunity to do it, don’t be afraid of not doing it well, because as I said, the process is very simple.
The process is very simple.
