Need A Pattern For A Sporran

[GunNut]

I need to build a couple sporrans. I have been looking but can not locate one that looks traditional. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[mrdabeetle]

I need to build a couple sporrans. I have been looking but can not locate one that looks traditional. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

There are many traditional styles of sporrans. Dress, semi-dress, military, etc. Dress sporrans will usually have a metal cantle (the metal doohickey at the top). A "day" sporran can be as simple as a pouch that hangs directly from the belt.

Here is a tutorial for making a hair sporran (some of the pictures are bad, but overall a good tutorial). The website has moved to http://kiltedunited.myfreeforum.org/ but it looks pretty empty.

Metal cantles range in price from $10 - $YOUGOTTABEKIDDINGME! There are tons of cantle suppliers on the web. A simple dress cantle can be made from a single sheet of brass plate cut to shape with a dremel type tool and riveted or Chicago-screwed into the leather.

I hope some of this helps you find what you are looking for.

[GunNut]

Thank you very much. This is the type of information I needed.

[budd4766]

You can buy the book, "So You're Going to Wear the Kilt!" by Charles J. Thompson...there are several sporran patterns in the back. I think I've posted a sporran pattern here before, but I don't have the file on my work 'puter right now.

[wildrose]

Here's one I have.

[GunNut]

Thanks Budd and Rose! Great link and pics.

[Jacobite]

Thanks Budd and Rose! Great link and pics.

Hi GunNut;

I've got one stored for a traditional sporran, pretty much full instructions. Modern sporrans are pretty much a Victorian invention, whereas traditional one tend to be made of one piece of leather

with maybe some reinforcing added.

Anyway hope it helps.

Gus

P.S. Not sure how to attach a pdf so 'll give you the link to the document online: Sporran Instructions

[GunNut]

Very very cool. I knew this was the best place to come for this data! Thanks Gus.

[AndyL1]

Gus you rock! Thanks for that!

Cheers,

Andy

[SudsySutherland]

Glad I joined up!

This is just the kind of project I need to break away from the Tandy kits I've been building (though, they are fantastic for learning with and getting your fingers into the craft, that and tooling...).

[skarmartin]

all links appear to be broken

[Madadh]

Here is a pattern I have used. It is pretty simple and allows for some creativity.

Old_Style_Sporran_Patterns.pdf

Old_Style_Sporran_Patterns.pdf