Sporran #14 WIP - Snakeskin Hunting Sporran

[turpin]

Fur also gets EVERYWHERE. It's so easy to end up with a seam line FULL of stray hairs. It's not a big deal to clear up, just irritating, ESPECIALLY when using waxed thread. The hair and wax just love each other.:

I'll second that! I often will use painters blue tape to hold fur away from a seam I'm sewing. It's not perfect, but it helps a lot.

Being greatly concerned with proportions, my 'personal' big thing with fur is 'volume control'. Certain furs are just bushy. Unless someone wants a particularly HUGE sporran, you have to design the bag starting with the finished size you want it to appear (including the fluff of hair), and then work backward with the underlying structure to make sure you don't end up with a 14"w sporran

I'll second that too! Width is more of an issue than length, considering how long a hair sporran is. If teh animal is really long-haired i'll sometimes recommend fur on the front panel only, and not on the gusset. It's the fur gusset that gives the bulk of the "bulk".

[artificer]

I'll second that too! Width is more of an issue than length, considering how long a hair sporran is. If teh animal is really long-haired i'll sometimes recommend fur on the front panel only, and not on the gusset. It's the fur gusset that gives the bulk of the "bulk".

I agree 100% with you here.

I personally recommend leather on the gusset (unless we're talking seal or another very tightly furred pelt).

Most pelts have enough body and loft to cover the 'roll' of the leather gusset on the face, or I'll use a slightly altered structure to wrap the fur around the front edge and attach it to the gusset, which is then sewn onto the back face of the front panel.