Custom sporran straps

[revmacian]

I wasn't really comfortable with having the default sporran chain laying against my kilt all day so I decided to make my own sporran straps, even though I had no experience working with leather. I've made two different types, for the different attachment types on most sporrans.

The first one is a basic sporran strap and is fed through the pass-through on some sporrans. The second one is for sporrans which have the D-rings sewn into the sporran, in this case I used chapsnaps to attach to the D-rings.

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I found the leather straps at Tandy Leather for $15.00 each and the rivets, buckles, and chapsnaps were a few dollars each. The leather is real leather, not bonded or glued, and a bit thicker than the straps I've seen online.

This project took less than a day, was quite fun, and these items should last many years. As easy as this was I'm now thinking about making my own kilt belts. I suppose I could even make my own sporrans.

If you're considering such a project, I say "go for it". I knew next to nothing about leather work and I came out with two very nice straps after a few hours work.