I'm thinking about trying my hand at a sporran, and need a pointer to some good, simple(emphasis on the simple) instructions.

I've got my wife's brown purse(hehe) from which the lining finally wore through, and she got disgusted digging for stuff and went to throw it away. I 'rescued' it from the garbage can, and then promptly had to hide it, as she went looking for it to throw it away again.

The leather seems a bit on the thin side, but it has all sorts of nifty stuff in it. The main shoulder strap, is thin, and has two, miniature, bull-snap clasps attached to the ends, so I think it'll be perfect for a sporran belt one I incorporate a size adjuster. There's also a couple of more mini-bull-snaps built into the body of the purse itself, as well as a pair of those round, magnetic, snap closures.

I think there's enough material to make a modest sporran, and I could use a brown one for variety. I'm just worried about the thinness of the material, and how I would go about manufacturing with a more delicate material.

Also on a very strict budget, hence the raiding of the trash for materials. I can scrounge up needle and thread, and maybe even a leather punch and some fake sinew, but beyond that, I'll be a bit limited for extras.

So, anyone know where I can find instructions for something simple that might be workable with thin material, and a low(read no) budget?


Thanks,

Casey