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**Dughlas mor** · 13th January 15, 10:56 AM

Yes, that German side can be beneficial if you know what to do with it! I have a fair bit myself. A very interesting post, and I`m looking forward to seeing the final result.

**Taskr** · 13th January 15, 01:56 PM

Mike,

Good looking design.

On your point "B. I don't like the gusset to be stitched to the back portion on the face, and vastly prefer the edge to wrap around to the back as it does with the front panel"

I was looking at that when putting my first sporran together, and could not come up with a process that would allow me to do it. Later, I wondered if stitching the entire sporran inside out would work - depending I guess, on the flexibility of the leather used for the gusset, sporran front and back. If flexible enough, then the sporran in its entirety might be "floppy" when the design seems to call for some rigidity. I'd be most intersted in what you've come up with to accomplish the double wrap-over.

**Mike S** · 13th January 15, 03:36 PM

Taskr,

The manner of accomplishing this can be done in one of three methods. I've sketched a quick cut away drawing to illustrate this:

Having stitched the gusset to the front panel right sides together, and turned it under to the back, you can either:

A. Glue down the gusset to the back panel at line A, and then fold the remainder "B" over to the back, glue it down, punch your stitching holes along line A through all the layers and stitch.

B. Stitch the gusset at point A, fold the gusset edge "B" over to the back and just glue it in place.

C. Glue the gusset to the rear panel at point A in the front, wrap around "B" to the back and glue. Then take a strip of leather, glue down around the edge of all the layers as a binding, and stitch through all to finish.

**kiltedtom** · 13th January 15, 04:16 PM

Mike,

Actually, I like it. I have done some leather work in the past. Mmy father liked to do primitive hunting and camping. So I made him a mountain many outfit, circa 1820's style, complete with beadwork. (The outfit itself took about 4 weeks to create. the beadwork, on the other hand, took about 3 years to complete. LOL) And your work was much better than mine.

Kepp it up.

Tom

**MacEanruig** · 13th January 15, 05:49 PM

Mike, I would wear that sporran with absolutely no regrets. Great job!

**Taskr** · 14th January 15, 03:33 PM

Mike,
I misunderstood. I thought you meant turned under as on the face.

Thx for the PM

**Theyoungkiltman** · 16th January 15, 08:05 PM

Very nice. I am not German (unless you count German celts who inhabited England) but i am also very critical of my work, so i know how you feel. It takes lots of time and work to finally get your pattern right as well. It took me around 20 patterns and 6 months to finally get mine right.