DIY Military Box Pleat and Skunk Sporran

[DTrain]

VERY NICE! How did you make the sporran?

[Daibhidh O'Baoighill]

VERY NICE! How did you make the sporran?

Thanks DTrain! I won this case-skinned skunk on ebay.

Being a case-skinned hide made the process easier as I didn't need to restructure the hide to make a sporran. I simply cut off the head and neck and tail sections from the hide. I then turned the hide inside out and sewed up the tail section adding a deerskin lining. The belt loops were also deerskin, but heavier than the lining. I then sewed the head and neck section back to the hide (in the opposite direction, so it will hang over the sporran as a flap.) I hand-sewed this using a waxed linen string. I usually use sinew when working with leather, but I am out. I find that the waxed linen works well. It is very strong and the wax makes it go through the leather more easy.

I guess the only drawback with using a case-skinned hide is you have nipples on the back of your sporran!