Using a cardigan as an undertunic?

[Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar]

Would this work?

Someone on another board asked me if this would work and it does sound feasible. What do you guys think.

Say you got a brown or tan cardigan sweater a size or two too big and then just added a piece of velcro further along the top to make the "wrap" effect? The bottom might hang open, but it will be covered by your tunic anyways.

[Leda EmBorr]

Wouldn't that be hot though? Actually the warmth might be good on Halloween. Not sure about the bulk, personally. But design-wise, I think it would work, as long as there are no buttonholes, and the weave is not too fancy.

[JediKai]

Unless it was a very fine, light weave, it would be too bulky. It would have to have awfully long sleeves to ruck in a screen-accurate way at the wrists. Personally, it sounds like someone trying to put together a costume who can't sew. Not an unreasonable attempt, but it will look like what it is (an attempt) and won't look screen-accurate. It would be fine for a Halloween costume or for something less accuracy-intense as us or even the Rebel Legion.

I sound like an authenticy-maven, but really, a Jedi costume requires only basic of sewing skills.

[Nova Darklighter]

Maybe, but I'd have to see it, mostly the proportions would be off & the weight of the knit is usually to heavy to work.

[Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar]

I think he was thinking of a cardigan something like this:

www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.aspx?DeptID=597&CatID=11446&CatTyp=SIZ&ItemTyp=G&GrpTyp=SIZ&ItemID=0fdb83d&ProdSeq=22&ProdCount=45&ShowMenu=T&ShopBy=0&SearchString=cardigan&RefPage=SearchProducts&CmCatId=SearchResults&FromBanners=N&S4DeptID=597&S4PageNum=1&S4PageSize=28&S2HighLight=False&Dep=women's

Not a knit, but lighter weight. The extra size would make sleeves longer too, to ruck up.

I can see how it could work since the buttons are lower, but again its gonna bunch up since I can't see that the bottom would be closed.

I think it would be better than a v-neck t-shirt though

[Ani-Chay Pinn]

I'm sure that wearing a cardigan as an undertunic would be to hot with the tunic and tabbards over it. And what kind of fabric would it be made from? A lot of knits have synthetic fabrics and those can get warm.

[JediKai]

Well, that looks better than I imagined. Still looks like a sweater and not a tunic, though.

[Jauhzmynn Enz]

It's fine as a winter under tunic. if it's a knit or aweave, cuz the Silk Jersy used for the movie under tunics isn't exactly like the bubble gauze we use. It's a heavier sturdier fabric. The cardigan will work with modificaitions.