DIY retro sporran project

[OC Richard]

The cords should be darker. They would look really good if they were the same colour as the mock up.

I'm attracted to two sporrans in particular, here.

Left: a sporran in the 1938 Rowans catalogue.
Right: Peter MacDonald's Ocelot & buff leather re-bag of a vintage cantle.



From what I see, the small round silver & seal sporrans which by the 1930s were becoming the most popular Evening Dress sporran, started out as Day sporrans. The Day-ness showed in the leather tassels as we see in the Rowans example. They used buff leather, which I really like the look of.

You should try having the cords laid out/tied the way they are in the leopard sporran photo. They might sit better. Is there a way to make the knot smaller?

Yes my knots are too big and wonky. I'll go without knots, each pair of cords going down to the bell in a "V" as can be seen in the Rowans sporran above. Peter's sporran has quite long cords and knots are called for, while mine will have four short pairs of cords.

It's a very nice work in progress. I can't wait to see it when it's done.

Thanks! I should be receiving the proper bells later this week and I'll post an update.