how do I make sporrans?

[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.