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25th April 06, 05:21 AM
#1
sporran modification/parts
OK, so here's the idea.....
First, I LOVE my Freelander sporran, no ifs ands or buts.....
Now, if you have seen my other posts, you know that I am going the modified Eton jacket route for semi-formal wear, so........
Anyway, I bought a small brooch that I am going to use as the sporran closure on my black sporran, for a dressier look....
In the same spirit, I am thinking of using silver balls at the ends of the leather thongs on the sporran...
Now, any ideas where one may find these things???
Give a man a beer, he wastes an hour....
Teach a man to brew, he wastes a lifetime.....
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25th April 06, 05:36 AM
#2
I don't have a clue about balls, but an idea I've been toying with is these cones.
with horse hair tassels. They're a little pricey but you might could find hair and make your own tassels at better prices.
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25th April 06, 05:44 AM
#3
I just found something similar at grey owl crafts
http://www.greyowlcrafts.com/beads/sterling.htm
they have horse hair in bundles very cheap also.....
This is even cheaper, but you get 50 cones/package
http://www.crazycrow.com/Merchant2/m...roduct_Count=0
And there is always ermine tails....
http://www.crazycrow.com/Merchant2/m...roduct_Count=0
Last edited by beerbecue; 25th April 06 at 05:59 AM.
Give a man a beer, he wastes an hour....
Teach a man to brew, he wastes a lifetime.....
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25th April 06, 05:53 AM
#4
How large of a bead are you looking for? 20mm, 30mm, etc? How large of a tassel are you going to be putting them on?
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25th April 06, 05:55 AM
#5
I haven't decided quite yet, but I was thinking 12 - 20 mm.
If I use round beads - no tassel.
Only a tassel if I use cones....
Give a man a beer, he wastes an hour....
Teach a man to brew, he wastes a lifetime.....
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25th April 06, 06:08 AM
#6
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25th April 06, 06:18 AM
#7
http://www.beadaddict.co.uk/uk/karen1.htm
This site has some unique large silver beads made by the Karen Hill Tribes in Burma and Thailand (got to support the Thai economy!)
http://www.thebeadladyinconcord.com/...TOKEN=55839979
This is a celtic bead about 1/2" in diameter, but I couldn't find the hole diameter.
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][I][COLOR=Navy]Madame, rarely will you meet a more prejudiced man nor one who tells himself he keeps his mind more open. But cannot that be because one part of our mind, that which we act with, becomes prejudiced through experience and still we keep another part completly open to observe and judge with?[/COLOR][/I]
[RIGHT]-Ernest Hemingway[/RIGHT][/FONT]
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25th April 06, 06:23 AM
#8
Yet again. . .
this site has the largest plain round silver bead I could find. Let me know what size you are looking for and in what shape. I can find cheap silver in all shapes and sizes here in Turkey, and would be willing to keep my eyes open if you can't find anything back home.
http://www.silvercharmsinc.com/pages...d_name=SSPB16M
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][I][COLOR=Navy]Madame, rarely will you meet a more prejudiced man nor one who tells himself he keeps his mind more open. But cannot that be because one part of our mind, that which we act with, becomes prejudiced through experience and still we keep another part completly open to observe and judge with?[/COLOR][/I]
[RIGHT]-Ernest Hemingway[/RIGHT][/FONT]
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25th April 06, 07:17 AM
#9
The heck with the aluminum and what not, what about these
http://www.crazycrow.com/Merchant2/m...de=525-600-000
If you order pre-made replacement hair tassels they are around $50 USD!!!!
Last edited by beerbecue; 25th April 06 at 07:20 AM.
Give a man a beer, he wastes an hour....
Teach a man to brew, he wastes a lifetime.....
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25th April 06, 07:58 AM
#10
I think I like these although I wish they were just a hair thicker.
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