Originally Posted by
Barb T.
Hi guys
Just another thought about sporran chains and stuff. We've discovered over the years in our band that a sporran with a chain is a lot rougher on a kilt than one with a leather strap is. If you wear your kilt a lot, the chain actually wears the fabric out. So, we switched to sporran straps awhile ago, and it's made a huge difference.
Barb
Barb,
I have been stressing the important advantages of sporran straps over chains for years, but will people listen.......? Well, OK some of our brethren here have taken straps on board and I know their kilts will last years longer as a result. I have seen really terrible damage done to kilts by the wearing of chain-straps, even to the point where the top apron has had to be entirely replaced - at huge expense.
Not so many years ago, chains were worn only on Dress Sporrans which, by their nature, got far less use. Now, it seems almost impossible to buy a day sporran that does not come with a chain-strap.
What is this world coming to? 
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