Leather for Sporran Making

[artificer]

So what would be the appropriate weight for a good sporran? As I said up front I am a total novice at any type of craft. So thankful to have my xmarks friends for advice.

Graham

A lot of it depends on the temper of the leather (how firm it is). On lots of traditional day sporrans what you see is ~3 layers of pigskin, maybe with a stiffener inserted between the layers. Newer sporrans
are frequently a sandwich of cowhide (or on low-cost models "LEATHERBOARD") and a 'veneer' outer decorative layer of leather.

If you're making a single layer sporran without any lamination (glued up layers), 7-8oz in a firm leather is a safe bet. There are ways to stiffen up lighter weight leathers, but you probably don't want to get
into that right away.

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[MacKenzie]

Graham, there's www.zackwhite.com in Ramseur, NC.

I've purchased a bag of both the earth tone scraps and upholstery scraps.

http://www.zackwhite.com/Leather-by-...und_c_406.html

Each contained enough for more than one sporran-sized project. You get what you get, but the price is good for practice projects.

ETA: If you go to the store I think you can dig through the scraps and pick what you want.

[kiltedrennie]

I haven't tried this yet but you might find large enough scraps from a local upholstery shop. I drive by one on my way to work that has a sign outside their door advertising scrap leather. I imagine it's going to be thin enough you might need to reinforce it. Might be worth a call.