Day sporran to semi-dress sporran

[ChromeScholar]

I needed a semi-dress sporran for an event I have coming up, but no real money to lay out. Thanks to someone's suggestion in another thread (the member will have to excuse me, since I can't find the thread, and can't remember whose suggestion it was), I came up with this...



Its my SWK economy sporran, with 6.00 worth of acrylic fur and buttons attached (with Red_Raven's invaluable help, since I am pretty much all thumbs with this sort of thing).

The buttons are the same buttons I intend to put on my modified dress jacket, so the sporran will match the jacket.

[berserkbishop]

I needed a semi-dress sporran for an event I have coming up, but no real money to lay out. Thanks to someone's suggestion in another thread (the member will have to excuse me, since I can't find the thread, and can't remember who's suggestion it was), I came up with this...



It my SWK economy sporran, with 6.00 worth of acrylic fur and buttons attached (with Red_Raven's invaluable help, since I am pretty much all thumbs with this sort of thing).

The buttons are the same buttons I intend to put on my modified dress jacket, so the sporran will match the jacket.

Looks great to me. You should post the pics of the whole ensemble when you get it finished. Where did you pick up the buttons?

[cacunn]

Looks great to me. You should post the pics of the whole ensemble when you get it finished. Where did you pick up the buttons?

I picked up similar buttons for my PC conversion. I found that they seem to be available at most sewing stores. Here in MD that would be JoAnn fabrics and Hancock fabrics. I have seen similar at Wally World and some of the craft stores.

Also look at:
www.buttondrawer.com/CelticButtons.asp?SC_id=156
www.faireware.com/button1.html
www.bymichelle.com/celtic.html
http://www.houseofanoria.com/Costume...ps_Conchos.htm
www.craftsnscraps.com/holidays/irishbuttons.html

[pdcorlis]

I'm a less is more kind of guy - so I would have gone with just one silver button but this looks really great. It has a nice level of craftsmanship and real "understated elegance."

Very nice indeed!

[Panache]

ChromeScholar,

Nicely done. I came up with the idea, but you actually made a semi dress sporran. Good for you!

Cheers

Jamie

[ChromeScholar]

Thanks!

I found that they seem to be available at most sewing stores. Here in MD that would be JoAnn fabrics and Hancock fabrics. I have seen similar at Wally World and some of the craft stores.

In fact, I picked up the buttons and fur at the local JoAnn Fabric store.

[O'Neille]

I like it. For a more formal look you could make some fur tassles and put them on silver chains.

[ChromeScholar]

I brought the sporran to work to photograph (that's where the camera was). It was sitting on the desk afterwards when one of my female customers spots it.

"What a darling purse," she gushes. "Where can I get one like it?" It took me several minutes to explain that it wasn't a purse...

[Chase]

I like it!!!

[DTrain]

I like it. For a more formal look you could make some fur tassles and put them on silver chains

Now that would be cool. I have seen silver chains at the fabric store and at the hobby store (for jewelry--necklaces and the like). How would you go about making a fur tassel? A cylinder of fur would look ok but need a metal base for it--preferably to match the chain.

As far as sporran making goes, I would love to try my hand at a fur evening sporran but cannot find a nice cantle to go on it. The closest thing I have seen is a metal top designed for a ladies purse and this doesn't look quite the same (a bit too "girly"). I even did a google search but came up empty. Anybody have any suggestions?