DIY Rob Roy Style Sporran help

[LKM]

The Rob Roy style is a fairly simple sporran to make. One suggestion is that the main pouch be made with a soft flexible leather. From experience, softer leathers work better for a draw string Rob Roy and stiffer leathers work better for hunting sporrans. With something you would wear at a renaissance festival you might want to look at various mid evil belt pouches for some style inspiration.

For tools I have found a hammer, bot of wire or box nails for punching sewing holes, sewing needle, thread, sharp knife for cutting the leather, and a leather punch for the bigger holes is about all you need. I have found that the inexpensive and more expensive leather punches both seem to break with about the same usage (especially with saddle skirting and armor leathers) and nails hold up better over time then most leather punches I have used.

The basics of making the pattern and pictures of making the first Rob Roy style sporran (far from my first sporran) can be found at:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...utorial-91923/

A note about making your own sporran; after you make one you are likely to make more.