Sporran instructions?

**MacWage** · 19th April 07, 07:45 PM

There is one imbedded in the pattern section of:
http://www.nwta.com/

It looks like (the original is white with black writing-> MUCH better for printing):

it helps, but is a bit too shallow for my opinion.
I'd make it twice as long top to bottom.

**Braveheart88** · 19th April 07, 08:48 PM

I also wanted to ask, do sporran's have to be made out of leather? I was thinking about making one out of some of the left over cotton tartan from my kilt.

**Kilted KT** · 19th April 07, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by Braveheart88

I also wanted to ask, do sporran's have to be made out of leather? I was thinking about making one out of some of the left over cotton tartan from my kilt.

leather is best, as it holds form quite well. Cotton or other fabric tends to look like some kind of purse/bad hanging from your belt, unless you put some kind of stiffening agent into it so it retains shape.

**turpin** · 19th April 07, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by BEEDEE

But check first to see if you have a clockwise or counter-clockwise haggis. If you wrap the tail in the wrong direction for the haggis you might not have the face to the front!

Brian

The counter-clockwise haggis are only found in the southern hemisphere due to the Coriolis Effect.

**H. Hastings** · 20th April 07, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by turpin

The counter-clockwise haggis are only found in the southern hemisphere due to the Coriolis Effect.

Actually it is possible to find them in the northern hemisphere as well but only where there are low pressure weather systems .....

**LordKiltClad** · 20th April 07, 10:54 AM

I don't know about the weather but it must be muggy as hell because it's getting thick in here.

**Oldhiker** · 20th April 07, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

1. find wild haggis
2. drop caber on haggis
3. Wrap haggis tail around waist
4. *POOF* instant sporran!

(not recommended for first-time haggis hunters or people without scotch)

Could snipe be subsituted for haggis?

The haggis in my area have been put on protected endanged species list.

**Kiltman** · 20th April 07, 04:47 PM

Also try Charles Thompson's So You're Going to Wear the Kilt. The pattern is a little small for my taste and size. I have several books that show historical sporrans that show an amazing variety of style. A sporran is just a bag hung around your waist.