Quote Originally Posted by turpin View Post
Alan, Your best bet for straps will either be Latigo leather, which tandy carries in various widths, or english bridle leather, which can get pricey, i think. I bought a pair of 5/8 inch by 72" long reins (8-9 oz weight, approx.) at a rural hardware store. They will make great sporran straps.
They had latigo belt blanks in the store,but I wanted to dye them black. The latigo,with it's rich mahogany-brown color was handsome, but not what I wanted *THIS* time. However, I've a mind to change over the straps on my MacNaughton kilt to brown with brass hardware and the latigo will be perfect for that.