My first DIY sporran

[NeightRG]

I wanted to use heavier leather like veg tanned for the reinforcement, but I was just going with what I had on hand. I glued and sewed two thicknesses of the lightweight jacket leather together for the reinforcement and the back piece, but it's still not nearly as rigid as it seems it should be.

The 18 inch circle idea is interesting. Would you add a flap to it?
I don't have a big enough piece of leather to try that right now, but it could look really good with a great kilt. Must be really roomy, too.

[English Bloke]

That looks OK. I thought of having a bash with an old jacket but didn't due to the thickness issue. After seeing your go, I might give it another bash if I can locate a suitable jacket for chopping up. Also since I mentioned it in passing to her, my wife looks at me suspiciously everytime I go near anything made of leather. She's not keen... She's worried I'll wreck the dining table or worse, her sewing machine.

[NeightRG]

She's worried I'll wreck the dining table or worse, her sewing machine.

That's one thing I did appreciate about the thin garment leather - didn't even put a new needle in the machine and had no trouble getting through the leather. The tricky part was getting the feed dogs to grip it well. It was fine wherever I was sewing suede side out, but the the few places I had to sew right side out were tricky.

[Nighthawk]

I wanted to use heavier leather like veg tanned for the reinforcement, but I was just going with what I had on hand. I glued and sewed two thicknesses of the lightweight jacket leather together for the reinforcement and the back piece, but it's still not nearly as rigid as it seems it should be.

The 18 inch circle idea is interesting. Would you add a flap to it?
I don't have a big enough piece of leather to try that right now, but it could look really good with a great kilt. Must be really roomy, too.

Yes, deffinately put a flap on the bag! Again, I use veg tanned to stiffen the flap- or just use veg tanned...