old cantle to new sporran

[Joe Gondek]

I bought this sporran on E bay from a member of this board


the front is seal skin in bad sape and the pocket is too small for real use



But the cantle has real possibilities , and looks alot like those used in the 18th century.So I thought that I could use the cantle to make a more useable sporran in an 18th century style

[Kilted KT]

I've got one very similar to that which I bought on e-bay...The sporran itself is almost as disheveled as yours...but the cantle is great!

should be a good looking new sporran when you get it done!

[Joe Gondek]

I redesigned the bag using deer hide and then lined the bag with wool to give it some body


also will place a small pocket on the inside

[Kilted KT]

and yes, it is prolly 18th century. The one I have ( slightly different cantle, same sporran design) was from around 1850 or so...

the new one looks very interesting...

[David Dalglish]

Nice to see it when its finished

[Pour1Malt]

but can ya teach an auld cantle new tricks?

[switchblade5984]

I bought this sporran on E bay for a member of this board


the front is seal skin in bad sape and the pocket is to small for real use


But the cantle has real possibilities , and looks alot like those used in the 18th century

do you still have the seal skin?

[Joe Gondek]

do you still have the seal skin?

yes, the body of the old sporran is intact but as you can see the front is in bad shape and missing much hair
also there were tassels but they were missing from the bag

[Joe Gondek]

Starting to sew the gussett to the front of the sporran bag



the back of the bag is just about done and the front is starting to shape up



The small pocket will be used to hold a change purse or keys

[Joe Gondek]

The pocket on the antique sporran was too small for everyday use


So I designed the whole back to open
this gives me a large opening and larger pocket