Sporran Strap

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Have you checked in the women's wear areas of the stores you frequent. They often have thin leather belts. Depending on your waist size you might be able to find one that will pass through the keepers on the back of your sporran and buckle behind you. Or you could get two buckle in the front behind the sporran and at your back.

I have seen some belts that were reversible and for travel your could have both a black and brown belts.

I've said this before, but the big warning with inexpensive belts is that they frequently have square profile edges. It's not a big deal with pants where the belt stays in one place, but there is more movement when you wear them with a kilt and sporran, so you run the risk of that edge wearing into your wool.

The issue is that many low-cost belts (and even some more expensive ones) are made of two layers of leather sewn together. This wouldn't be an problem if the edges were treated properly, but many manufacturers don't/can't do a proper edge finish where the leather is burnished round and smooth. The two edges are stitched together, then an 'edge dressing' is applied. It's basically a thick paint, almost like vinyl 'tool dip'. This creates the illusion of a finished edge, but if you look closely the actual edge of the leather is square with this goop applied over it.

The other thing I've seen with edge dressing (specifically on one of my wife's handbags) is that the stuff can get gummy over time. She had a purse where the edge dressing ended up getting sticky brown streaks all over an ivory wool coat, right where the shoulder strap rode.

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