Sporran strap question.

[Bob C]

If I do that, the remaining strap will stick out behind me, like a tail, albeit a short one.

Not the look I'm after. :grin:

[Shay]

Hmmm... perhaps instead of a rubber band, then, a nice piece of ribbon hot-glued to the inside of the belt to form a loop along the outside? They make leather-look and suede ribbons.

[bubba]

Best bet for appearance is visit a leather shop. They'll likely have a small scrap that matches the strap pretty well and you can just make a loop from that. Easy to do and will look more much nicer than ribbon or rubber bands.

[Andrew Breecher]

Or, instead of a rubber band, get a black hair elastic and loop it up a few times before sliding it onto the strap. You can buy packs of them for very little money.

Andrew.

[Hamish]

Every one of my eleven sporran straps has a keeper and that is what I should expect. If I needed one I suppose I could ask the saddler in the next village to run one up for me, although I could probably buy a new sporran for what he'd likely charge. He is VERY expensive!!

[An t-Ileach]

All saddlers are very expnsive, Hamish.

We're trying to catch up with the Solicitors and Accountants, you see. We don't see why they should have all the gravy - although we haven't reached the £200 an hour rate that you can get stiffed for by a lawyer yet. £20 or so seems to be about the going rate for most of us - a bit steep just for a keeper, though.

[millar]

BobC and Raphael:
Other than the strap issue, how do you like the sporran itself?? By the way your local cobbler might be able to assist you in fixing the strap. They have helped me a number of times by patching leather onto bags and other items over the years.

[An t-Ileach]

Professionally I'm appalled. Every belt should have a keeper. Frequently you even have two: a fixed keeper by the buckle turn and a running keeper. Not having a keeper is like not having holes punched in it, in my opinion - it's just not finished.

Tandy is a good option for loose keepers/loops; although it's not difficult to make them, it's just a bit fiddly.