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    Dimensions of Welsh Ysgrepan?

    Greetings,

    I was recently looking for a larger sporran to more easily accommodate my keys, wallet, phone, and other personal items. I noticed that the Welsh seem fond of something called an ysgrepan, which seems considerably larger than the usual Scottish sporran. That said, I could just be thrown off by the voluminous goat fur and large tassels.

    If any of you own such a beast, I would be deeply grateful if you would be so kind as to provide the following measurements to confirm or deny my suspicions:

    -Width of Pouch
    -Height of Pouch
    -Depth of Pouch (gusset size)
    -Length of Back/Flap piece, from the bottom of the pouch in rear to the tip of the flap in front
    -Overall Width (including fur)
    -Overall Height (including fur, excluding tassels)

    If my suspicions turn out to be correct, and the ysgrepan is indeed a uniquely spacious beast, there may be some eye candy for the DIY section in the near future.

    Many Thanks,
    Livonian

    Postscript:
    This is the sort of ysgrepan to which I am referring:

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    If I were Welsh, or even remotely from the English west country, I would definitely go for this one, or something similar. Unfortunately no knowledge of it apart from seeing it and others on Scotweb.
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    I did some number crunching on my above picture assuming a 24 inch kilt... 7 inches wide by 10.5 inches tall, assuming that the hair is as short as I think it is.

    UPDATE: 9 inches square seems to be the best approximation of the size of the pouch I can come up with after much guesswork and math.
    Last edited by Livonian; 2nd April 15 at 08:47 PM.

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    I thought they were terribly overpriced, so just went for a normal sporran, though I did have one custom made which is big enough for wallet, glasses, car keys and phone. Also I would no longer buy anything from the Welsh Tartan Centre, having had to return my Powell of Wales kilt as it was so badly made.

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    I have the very model but am too busy to measure it until at least next Tuesday due to other duties.

    Can you wait that long?
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    Actually, I am nearly finished with my own, made 9 inches square, with the foldover of the flap making it more or less correct-looking. That said, I may be having to make another one, as I seem to have made the gusset a little too large (still beats the usual off-the rack sporrans, which hardly fit a wallet, phone, and keys). Given that, I would certainly appreciate if you could post measurements. It will certainly help with my re-make, and someone else may be looking for this info in the future.

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