So...I don't quite know if sporran construction belongs in this category but I'm sure that someone will let me know if it doesn't...

...having a day off school for report cards, my daughter and I raided the Salvation Army resale shop yesterday for that "special" leather jacket that's going to be rent asunder to be used as sporran material. And we have a winner! A mens' brown leather...a bit ratty about the edges but $2.50 and having large panels on the front and back that are still in good shape and nice sleeves that will be used for the gussets. This stuff feels heavy enough to be okay for the purpose but soft enough to be cut with shears instead of my having to invest in any specialty leather tools. Add to this the bunny skin that I got from Leather Unlimited last week ($5) and we may manage at least one very casual sporran. Hey...how difficult can this be? I'm not sure if I can sew any of it on the machine but I may try it...I picked up regular leather needles to sew by hand and I'm sure that I'll start out that way. And away we go....

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