Hello everybody,

Now my first self made dress sporran is almost finished.. I only have to cover the seam on the backside properly yet.


Here is the history of the progress:

First was making patterns for front and back part. I found a picture from exact the same cantle I've used, so I copied it to the real measures. Then I cut the pattern out of a paperback piece.

Then I've cut out the leather pieces, the lining pieces an 2 reeinforcement pieces out of "Macrolon", which is Polycarbonate. The fur and the side pieces were also cut out.


Picture shows the pieces of the sporran.

Then I glued the leather pieces and the fur pieces together with the Macrolon pieces in the middle. A piece of red felt for the underlay of the cantle was cut out with a pair of zick-zack sissors.


Picture shows the pieces glued together.

On the rear piece I sew another piece of leather with 2 ears for the sporran chain rings.


Front and back of the sporran pieces.

Then I sew the side pice together with the front part of the sporran. The fur for that piece was devided into 2 pieces, because the hair direction should go downwards. The edge I bordered with soft black leather stripes.


Side piece uncut and sewn together.

After that I made the holes for the tassel chains into the front piece. I sewed the back piece together with the rest and made a reeinforcement for the small sides out of smooth black leather. I have cut the chains to proper length and put them through the holes in the front part of the sporran. Hard work was making the tassels because I had not a clue how to make them. Finaly I made small wooden rings and drilled a hole in the middle. This piece of small wood I glued together with a rectangular piece of fur (hair direction down!) The piece of fur I have glued together was rolled so I had a nice round and fluffy tassel.

Then I put a ring screw through the hole of the bell from the top and screwed the tassel together with the bell. Than I put the chain on the ringscrew and ready it is.

The top edge from the back part of the sporran is braided with small leather pieces in a spanish edge lacing one loop.

The top is fastened with a small piece of leather, which has a press button on the rear.


Picture shows the ready made dress sporran made out of silver-grey rabbit with cantle and bells from Clanart.com.

This is my first self made dress sporran.

The next one I will make a little bit different, because some of the steps are not usefull.

The leather should be a little bit softer and I won't use the Macrolon-plates anymore.

Any suggestions wanted!


TC

Dirk