Fur question concerning sporrans

[artificer]

Thanks to one and all who have replied. I indeed have some great ideas. Thanks Artificer as I appreciate your work greatly. I have seen your work on Facebook and thoroughly enjoy it. I am going to go unmasked with the muskrat on this one. If I may ask, with what material do you line your sporrans? Also, do you use any sort of leather stiffener? I ask because I have some nice shoulder leather but it is not as rigid as the front of sporrans that I have seen.

Thanks again y'all.

The lining material varies pretty widely with what I'm building AND with available leathers. You'll find that some leathers, sold as the same type (tannage, weight) are vastly different from others.
For a full mask sporran a stiff 4-5oz veg tanned leather should suffice for the front and rear panels. I don't use any chemical stiffeners, most leathers don't need it.

IF you need to stiffen a leather you can soak it in very hot water for a few minutes, but do this BEFORE you cut your patterns, as the leather will shrink up to 10% in size.
Personally I'd suggest finding a leather that starts out with a firmer hand than trying to alter something.

Good luck, post pix!

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