New member from Geneva, Switzerland

[Alisdair]

Hi Guys...I wanted too introduce myself. My name's Alisdair, and I live in Geneva, Switzerland. I am of Scottish, French and Swiss extraction and lived the first half of my life in Zimbabwe. It was there (Zimbabwe) that I first started leathercraft as a hobby from the ages of 10 to 13. I then sort of forgot about it (adolescence and chasing after girls is probably responsible for that!).

I came back to leatherwork about 6 months ago, when I wanted to make myself a proper sporran. I've been going Scotland every year for the gathering of my Scottish clan and up till now,  I wore a cheapie sporran.

I started big and made an 18th century styled brass cantle sporran...the kids got enthusiastic, and I make some for them, too. These designs are rather forgiving, as most of the stitching is inside, but the brass cantles were a pain to make for someone who has no workshop! Since then, other people have asked me to make more sporrans and I've done so - I'll doa separate post on these.

Anyway, I'm hooked on leatherwork again, and each new piece is teaching me new skills. My beer money is drying up as it is being invested in tools. I'm doing my best at improving my stitching at the moment.

[noobleather]

Great work

[bikermutt07]

Those look great. Welcome aboard.

[doublehbar]

Looks great!