how do I make sporrans?

[Roger]

i have a request to make a few sporrans.

anyone here make them that could fill me in?

[whinewine]

i have a request to make a few sporrans.

anyone here make them that could fill me in?

My son & I make sporrans. What do you need to know about them? I'd be glad to help out. russ

[Ross]

there are lots of different types of sporran's. what kind are you wanting to make?

[Roger]

i no nothing about them. i need some basic info on size and construction.

from doing a search i see there are quite a few variations. i would probubly tool a simple pattern into thew flap like the one in the pic that was send to me. also are they generally linned or does that vary depending on the use?

here is the pic that was send to me

[Trevor]

put the word "sporran" into google and then when it comes up click on "images".

Heaps of them

T

[Canuck]

i have a request to make a few sporrans.

anyone here make them that could fill me in?

I make sporrans, not too hard to do, a little time consuming.

The one you have pictured. the back and the flap are one piece. made from 6-8oz leather and lined with garment leather or 1.5-2 oz leather. You can glue the lining leather to the heavier.

They are about 7" wide and 8-9" high. The front piece is identical to the back minus the flap and an inch or so for the bend.

Sew a gusset 2-3" wide to join the two pieces. Make tassels.

Basically the same construction as a ladies purse.

You will also need a belt loop on the back for a sporran strap

[whinewine]

The front is assembled first. The soft gusset is matched right side to right sides & sewn. After sewing, the gusset is flipped so that the right side is now on the outside & the stitches are now hidden. The gusset is then sewn to the back piece -matched wrong side to wrong side, so that the stitches do show. It is unnecessary to line the sporran unless you desire to do so. Many commercial sporrans tend to be unlined.

[Roger]

thanks for all the replies!

between a few hours of looking and what you have posted here i think i am going in the right direction.

pretty much all the pics i could find were of the straight on shot of the front.

i'm going to do some playing but it sounds like i may need some lighter, softer leather for the gusset than i have at the moment.

thanks for all the responces!!

[whinewine]

As Canuck stated, garment or very thin leather for the gussett. I use garment myself in either a matching or a contrasting but complimentary color. I try to do different toolings for the sporran & use a line snap (20 or 24) or a belt snap to secure. I've also used velcro. I generally don't use tassels, but again, it's your choice.

Btw, the belt loop at the back is a single belt loop. You can do a triangular shaped loop which can be used with a sporran strap or go on a belt.

russ

[Canuck]

Here's a style that I make out of 2 oz leather. Inside is a pocket for a PDA or cell phone, a money clip as well as a bank card dispenser. It is based on a "Rob Roy" design so it is meant to be made out of soft leather. I make a braided sporran strap instead of the regular chain style strap that can damage a kilt.

Edited November 29, 2007 by Canuck

[bcurrier]

... Btw, the belt loop at the back is a single belt loop. You can do a triangular shaped loop which can be used with a sporran strap or go on a belt.

russ

I've never made one, but have worn them for the last 30 years or so as a piper playing in a variety of bands. I own one sporran, all the rest have been band kit. Not one has had a belt loop. All have had a pair of D-rings for the strap to clip onto.

[whinewine]

I've never made one, but have worn them for the last 30 years or so as a piper playing in a variety of bands. I own one sporran, all the rest have been band kit. Not one has had a belt loop. All have had a pair of D-rings for the strap to clip onto.

Sporrans have a leather attachment on the back for a small strap with 2 dee rings (which will attach to the strap or chains). It is normally a triangle-shaped or double-bladed-axe shape. However, if one wishes to wear on a belt, one can expand the triangle loop so it can be worn on a belt. It was a simplification/modification on my part: most people don't wear sporrans & aren't familiar with that particular type of wearing arrangement. I should have been more specific to list that as a modification of traditional design. Sorry, my bad.

[Roger]

any pics of of the back?

what size dee rings should they be?

should they be mounted vertical or horizontal?

[whinewine]

any pics of of the back?

what size dee rings should they be?

should they be mounted vertical or horizontal?

Beez: sorry to take so long to get back to you... I don't have shots of the back, but I'll try to describe as best as I can, what it looks like. Consider the 'double-bladed-axe' shape I mentioned earlier. It is approximately 3" long X 2-1/4" (at the widest part) X 1-1/4" (at the narrowest part of the axe shape). It is attached in a vertical manner (with 1 'blade' facing up & 1 facing down) to the back of the sporran, either by sewing the top & bottom or by using rivets. This will result in the narrowest part being on a horizontal plane. Into that narrow section is inserted a strip of leather with a solid dee ring at each end attached with rapid rivets (or it can be sewn, also). A decent size is a 5/8" strip & 5/8" solid dees. The leather strip just extends slightly past the narrowest part. The sporran chains & straps fasten to the dees.

I hope this helps.

russ

[Rahere]

It's actually just a mediaeval pouch, which mated with ideas from military cartouche bags to become white in the days of Victorian Rob-Royism. Hairy grey goat, or black leather, or whatever.