Help! Rolled edges: Made a thing, not happy.

[tsunkasapa]

Here are more views of the sporran.

[tsunkasapa]

Th gusset is very light chrome tan, soft and flexible.

[YinTx]

10 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

to me it looks angled(cut at an angle) so you see more of the cut edge could you simply angle it the other way or cut it straight so it doesn't show as bad from the top 

Exactly.  Kinda what I was saying about how I should make the top more vertical.  Has to help some.

 

33 minutes ago, tsunkasapa said:

Here are more views of the sporran.

You rock.  These are the views I've been trying to find!  I think I'll profile the lid to have a more masculine look as yours does.  I have some ideas to adopt the first profile for some other uses...

33 minutes ago, tsunkasapa said:

Th gusset is very light chrome tan, soft and flexible.

Thank you.   I think I read somewhere the originals were made from like a deerskin, so I'll opt for something with a less firm hand than what I originally used.  and thinner gussets, I think I used a piece of 4" wide leather, which made a rather extra roomy bag.

YinTx 

[Stewey]

A bit of black or dark brown dye over that original raw edge, will help disguise it.
So might a rivet to mash it all  together... (not that I'm a fan of rivets at all...)

 

[chrisash]

I think @chuck123wapati has the right idea, skive both the hairy and plain top of the rolled edge and also run a topstitch along the top with the Gusset so it lays flat  and at the same time holds the the rolled top flat

 

Edited January 2, 2023 by chrisash

[tsunkasapa]

I have a couple of projects to clear off my bench, but I think I'll make myself a new sporran this winter.

[YinTx]

Giggity.

 

Thank you all for the pointers, I think this version turned out much better.  I'd add more photos, but for some reason I've been limited to this .5mb image?

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by YinTx

[YinTx]

All right, finally got to get this image thing sorted out.  Here are some additional photos, showing how I addressed the ugly edges.  I made a "T" out of the liner, and did basically two rolled edges with it.  So the top section you only see leather, and not the layers.  Then, I dyed the remaining edge black so even if you do look at it, not much to see, so it does not distract from the aesthetics.  I also made the side a bit more vertical, which prevented the gusset from pulling away from the ugly edge, exposing less of it.  Reduced the width of the rolled edge on the front.  Changed the profile of the cover as well.  I think it lends to a more masculine look as well.  Thanks to @tsunkasapa for the images and suggestions, as well as @Hags and @Stewey regarding dye on the edge, @Tugadude suggesting more rolling for the side as well, @chuck123wapati for decreasing the angle at the top of the front plate (making it more vertical) and @RockyAussie for reducing the width the rolled edge.  I debated @chrisash suggestion, but decided to try all the other options first to see if it got me 90% of where I wanted it to go.  It did inspire me to roll and stitch the topside of the gusset tho, so there's that!  Thanks again, everyone, I think this version of the design is much better with all these suggestions.

YinTx

 

[Hags]

Much nicer