Brass cantle, tan leather and goatskin sporran

[Troglodyte]

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If you're thinking this is a case of deja vu, you're not wrong...

This is a newly-completed sporran in the same style as the previous one I posted about recently, using the remainder of the goatskin fur and the same tan leather, but with an undyed and natural finish buff coloured calfskin lining and a brass cantle.

Now, whether it's the oils in my hands, or that in the leather - or a combination of the two - but the bright polished finish of the brass has been trying to patinate before my very eyes..! The metal will have mellowed into a soft 'aged' appearance in next to no time, complimenting the old-fashioned tone of the leather and giving the sporran a pleasing classic look.

So what do I do with my handicrafts..?

I have a 'shelf' in the shop at a folk museum here in eastern Highlands of Scotland, for which I source items of vintage Highland dress, and have them for sale as a fund-raiser for the museum. The museum is a registered charity and survives on donations and what it can raise through such sales.