Inter-changeable Sporran Tassels

[cavscout]

Here's the first version of the tassels.

Modified Buzz Kidder-black
Modified Buzz kidder-brown

I'm playing with a leather bell as an alternate to the white/black decorative top.

I think it looks really good and the drumming noise I had with the leather tassels is virtualy gone. It's now more of a swishing noise

I think I'm going to try this on my dress sporran also. It's black rabbit so I'm not sure how that will look together (horse/hare ) but I'll try it and see.

[cavscout]

I played around with the dress sporran last night but these tassels have too much brown in them to look good with a jet black rabbit sporran. I'll have to spend some time makig the tassels pure black. I thill think it might look pretty good on a dress sporran especially if done with a nickle cone.

I'm kind of surprised this isn't getting much chatter. I'd have thought folks would be interested in jazzing up a sporran easily. Unless this just looks hideous and I don't realize it. Come on guys, hurt my feelings. If this looks bad, tell me.

[possingk]

I really like the idea, and the pictures look great, I just don't have a sporran it will work on.

[cavscout]

looking back at the picture from the ball you and your wife went to, looks like a standard leather sporran. Is that the same sporran? How do the tassels attach to it, out of curiosity. The only sporrans I have are the Buzz Kidders and a Dress sporran and they all attach the tassels thru holes and lock in place with a stud or a split ring. I was anticipating that most if not all sporrans used this method.

[possingk]

The sporran from the ball, is no longer in use, it was cheap and it was starting to mess up my kilts. I bought a Buzz Celtic Knot Day Sporran from Rocky about a month ago. I am going to Dublin Irish fest next week though, if I find a brown BK, I like I will find out more about the tassels, I really love the belt you made for me.

[cavscout]

Rocky can get that Brown BK for you. He may just have to order it though. And truthfully, he's probably the best price out there too.

I was tempted by the celtic knot sporran cause I really liked the smooth front instead of the ribbed but I didn't want the medallion. I still wish they'd make one very plain like that.

[efer]

I like what you did Cavscout.

Any thought about having the brown tassels on the black sporran and vis versa?

Just a thought

[turpin]

I was tempted by the celtic knot sporran cause I really liked the smooth front instead of the ribbed but I didn't want the medallion. I still wish they'd make one very plain like that.

I think these are a really handsome alternative to the leather tassels, and look particularly good on the ribbed BK sporran since there are five divisions on the sporran and the tassels each occupy one of the three center divisions. Nice symmetry.