Hello! I'm new here and have stayed up many nights this last week reading all the posts. This is a WONDERFUL forum of information and sharing.

I do a bit of sewing, and managed to make a Pipers horsehair sporran. I used a mesh backing and latch-hooked the hairs in 8-10 at a time. I used a little tiny hook that one uses for catching pulls in sweaters.

I tried to take a close up of the backing but I am not sure it shows very well. It took a about a month of sitting and working evenings. The cantle and backing came from a cheep artificial horsehair sporran I found on e-bay.
Next time I will make the backing from scratch. It is VERY poor leather and has rubbed lines in his kilt. Any suggestions other than the black electrical tape I am currently using to protect the kilt?
Oh yes, another thing. I have lost the top knob on the cantle. Any suggestions on replacements?
I have some pictures, but I do not know how to post them.

Julie

A good source for horsehair is Crazycrow