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13th July 09, 11:48 AM
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Here are most of the sporrans I have and use now.
I bought a basic black with silver plate and 3 tassels as my first (Not shown). It was part of a kilt package. I still wear it sometimes but many mass produced sporrans don't open wide enough and I didn't like the tassels tapping against the front when I walked.
So I started making my own, without tassels and with a wider opening front to back. Several of you have been kind enough to request I make a unique design for you and I have enjoyed doing so as a hobby.

Here are my two black ones that I use from casual to semi-formal. I like the rampant lion on the right. The design on the left is an adaptation from the clan badge of Clan Hay.

These are my brown sporrans. The one on the left and the one on the right are self-made. The one in the middle I bought, but added the badge on the flap. It is post 1918 Royal Engineers, I'm told and I usually wear it with a brown belt with a US Army Corps of Engineer Castle on it. (I was Engineer Branch)

This white one is my formal sporran. It is only rabbit, but I like the silver mounting and black tassles. I have it in mind to make my own some day when I find the right cantle, but this will do for now.
I want to make one more, a black sporran with a red welsh dragon on the front to go with two welsh cilts I have, but that will be a winter project.
Here is the design in silver, but I have made a couple with a red dragon.

There are several other very skilled leather workers whose work I admire, but right now, I'm satisfied with the type I'm doing.
Tom
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