Help needed finding a Jacobite style sporran

**Nighthawk** · 9th July 11, 09:46 AM

If it's of any interest, I found pictures of a period sporran:

I'll be making myself one of these over the next weekend.

**Highlander31** · 9th July 11, 10:13 AM

MacKenzie Frain has a line of period sporrans and pouches.

http://www.mackenziefrain.com/index....gory_id=228044

**hylander** · 10th July 11, 03:09 PM

Now I am really curious about this sporran. Is the body one piece or 2? And if one piece, what is the starting shape? If 2 pieces what are those shapes? How is the belt loop attached at the back or is it actually a seperate piece? Just how do the turks head knots work with the drawstring? I'd like to see a picture of the back.

Thanks for the pics!

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**Brasilikilt** · 15th July 11, 08:05 AM

While not being specifically Scottish, I see this pouch being made very appropriate with a small amount of modification.
http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchan...de=800-100-000

Trim the flap a bit, punch some holes for a drawstring, add a button and you´ll have the same practical, basic leather belt bag worn in Scotland since before medieval times.

**Oberu** · 15th July 11, 08:57 AM

I'm not sure if this is something that you'd be interested in but I have a pattern I made while making the sporan I posted a picture of under the "show your sporan" thread. I believe you can find it by checking my posts.

**Ryan Ross** · 15th July 11, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by hylander

Now I am really curious about this sporran. Is the body one piece or 2? And if one piece, what is the starting shape? If 2 pieces what are those shapes? How is the belt loop attached at the back or is it actually a seperate piece? Just how do the turks head knots work with the drawstring? I'd like to see a picture of the back.

Thanks for the pics!

I'll be making myself one of these over the next weekend.

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Ferguson Britt made me one very, very simmilar in construction to the one in the photo. One piece circular bag.

**Ryan Ross** · 22nd July 11, 11:22 AM

...that's about all I can say, too. The diameter of the circle for my bag was 17 inches, as I recall. Just punch holes all the way around the outside of that circle, then find some stiffer leather for the flap and loop. Viola.

**Nighthawk** · 23rd July 11, 11:45 PM

I have to apologize... I didn't get around to making my sporran. I got caught up in giving a belt-making demo, instead... and then I got suckered into helping repair a spinning wheel with leather parts. The leather looked to be about 100 years old, and was so rotten, I was amazed it still held as well as it did. SO- with all that in mind... I'll be working on my sporran this week, I think. ***Fingers crossed***

**Ryan Ross** · 24th July 11, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

I have to apologize... I didn't get around to making my sporran. I got caught up in giving a belt-making demo, instead... and then I got suckered into helping repair a spinning wheel with leather parts. The leather looked to be about 100 years old, and was so rotten, I was amazed it still held as well as it did. SO- with all that in mind... I'll be working on my sporran this week, I think. ***Fingers crossed***

Excuses, excuses...

Seriously though, I'm quite looking forward to seeing it.