I'd like some advice as to what's involved in swapping out the hair on a hair sporran.



I recently bought a hair sporran for a boy. It has a lovely 6" wide silverplate cantle (which is why I bought it). The hair is only 15"; too short by far. It's not one of the hair sporrans that opens, but does have the little pouch in the back.

In reading up on how to make a hair sporran, it seems it is sewn to the front, which means I'd have to disassemble the stitched binding around the edge to get at the front.

So some questions: is 6" wide a reasonable cantle size? Has anyone reworked a sporran this way? What do I need to sew leather (I have a sewing machine, but am not sure it will handle leather)? Recommendations?