Sporran #2 - Tweed and Duck Canvas

**kiltedrennie** · 14th April 13, 08:48 PM

Update: As promised, here's the link to the blog post with step by step construction details.
http://pragmaticpizza.blogspot.com/2...sporran-2.html

99% complete. Just need to finish the button loop closure. Not entirely sure I'll stick with the loop and/or two buttons. Going to try it out for a while to see if it annoys me.

The panels are a layer of duck canvas inside lining, plastic canvas interfacing, and tweed outer lining. The gusset is two layers of duck canvas. The biggest issue I had with the plastic canvas was it didn't allow me to hide the stitches to attach it to the duck canvas. If it were cloth, I'd be able to hide all of them except for where the gusset attaches to the back panel. It's also a bit too springy. The gusset is pretty wide. Maybe too wide. I'd like to use a buttonhole but I think the panel layer is too thick and the loop will give me adjustment room.

The tweed is cloth recovered from a Salvation Army resale shop jacket.

Sporran #3 will be tweed (still a lot of cloth left over), duck canvas, and Pellon Pelltex#70 fusible interfacing instead of plastic canvas. It should make it more leather like.

I'll post the link to my construction blog post when it's finished. Here's a photo until then. Can't wait to give it a try. Unfortunately, next week is another brand attire only week at work :-(

**TheOfficialBren** · 14th April 13, 10:05 PM

Very cool.

**usonian** · 15th April 13, 06:27 AM

Very interesting... You have given me food for thought, thank you!

**MNlad** · 15th April 13, 03:12 PM

Unique interpretation. You may want to consider four eyelets on the front body, as used on many Rob Roy pouch-style sporrans, instead of the lower button. The lacing is held in place by friction but is easily adjusted.

**knotty** · 15th April 13, 04:10 PM

Likin it! Well done

**kiltedrennie** · 15th April 13, 06:39 PM

That's a great suggestion. Trying to decide if I want to make a "pocket" sewn to the front for the grommets or not. There are a few advantages. It would give some resistance to the cord and I could probably get away with two grommets with the top of the pocket open for the cord. I wouldn't have to make grommets work with so many layers - the pocket would only need tweed and duck cloth. If it doesn't work, I can always remove the pocket.

**PumpkinHeadDeluxe** · 15th April 13, 06:57 PM

Excellent! Very creative.

**Mipi** · 16th April 13, 11:51 PM

Interesting idea and good work. Thanks for build-along.

**t_challa** · 30th May 13, 04:47 PM

I'm thinking of making my own sporran using the tweed from a couple jackets I got from a charity shop. my only question is, where do you buy the leather from for the back of the sporran?

**kiltedrennie** · 30th May 13, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by t_challa

I'm thinking of making my own sporran using the tweed from a couple jackets I got from a charity shop. my only question is, where do you buy the leather from for the back of the sporran?

Well, I didn't use leather. I made a panel of duck canvas, plastic canvas, and tweed. The plastic canvas didn't work out as well as I'd like. I'm going to use heavy fusible interfacing for sporran #3 and replace the duck canvas used for the gusset with leather. I'm going for that college professor tweed jacket with leather elbow patch look.

Most of the details on the construction is on my blog here: http://pragmaticpizza.blogspot.com/2...sporran-2.html. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!