Modern Style Sporran Patterna cloth Sporran Back and top flap pattern Grid squares are 1” Front pattern Read/look through all of these instructions before you start to see some options you will want to consider. For Materials info see Old Style Sporran Patterns There are a variety of tools I. Trace pattern you can use to cut leather. onto leather. 2. Cut out front and back. 3. Your two main leather pieces. [email protected] Thursday, April 2, 2009 Page 1 Some things will be easier to do before you lace your pieces together. (Lacing can be leather shoe lacing. 2009 Page 2 Fold line . Next. The next page will show three different ways to lace. string or cord. use a leather punch to make holes an appropriate size for your lacing.Place top over bottom wrong sides together.Modern Style Sporran Pattern 4. Wider spacing means fewer holes you have to put the lacing through. April 2. Fold the front in half right sides together and tape shut with edges even.com Thursday. leather strips you cut yourself. Now on to the instructions for the laced style. 5. If you decide to do some other options the instructions will not be as detailed. Spiral and Fancy Spiral. plastic craft lacing. Spacing depends on size of lacing and personal taste. Use a pen to mark hole placements on bottom that will match up with the top holes. Then punch out the holes in the bottom. AlexanderDScott@hotmail. For a very simple Sporran simply lace the front and back together. Before you lace these together look at the rest of these instructions. 6.The easiest modern style sporran you can make is the one that is stitched together with lace which will be fully explained here. Straight. spaced evenly along the sides and bottom.)Stop close to the fold so that when you open it up the two last holes are the same distance apart as the holes you have already punched. loop around the lacing right to left. Circle around the lacing. Come up from the bottom leaving a 3” end. D.this is slightly more complicated than Spiral but easy once you have done one or two holes (This looks better if your lacing is flatter and more uniform in color.come up thru the start hole down thru the next hole. C.etc. Thursday. pull the lacing to front leaving a loop but donʼt go to nest hole yet. C.come up thru the start hole. 9. loop behind the end from right to left. Take the lacing to the back side come up thru hole. Repeat for following holes. April 2. Fancy Spiral lacing. take lacing over to back and up thru the next hole. en d end B. The top surface is black the other three sides show up too much for my taste) A. en d x x E.com A. E. B. You are now ready for the next stitch. D. bring the lace over the top of lacing then under to the back side and come up thru the next hole. 2009 Page 3 . 8. Grab your last loop close to the top hole(X) and pull to tighten the loop of the first stitch around the end. etc.Modern Style Sporran Pattern Straight Spiral Fancy Spiral 7. The example is cut lacing almost square rather than flat. Pull the loop tight. Pull your lacing tight to close your loop. end AlexanderDScott@hotmail. Straight lacing. Spiral lacing. underside You can get snaps at fabric stores or Walmart sewing department and install. See Old Style Sporran Pattern for more [email protected] Style Sporran Pattern 9.This is a simple design but you could be more creative with the idea. 2009 Page 4 . There are two ways to start and end the lacing. I sewed leather on the underside of the flap to mace it look better when opened and so the snap would not show on the outside. 10.com Thursday. April 2. This sporran was sewn on a machine. Loop and Button or Knot. CLOSURES A leather strip attached to the underside of the flap slides under a leather strip stitched to the front. Simple Straight Lace Done? or Some options to consider? You may want a way to keep the flap closed. 11. and put in a gusset. belt loops. either tie a knot or lace over the end. April 2. 2009 Page 5 . These are machine stitched but you can do it by hand.Modern Style Sporran Pattern 12. Stitch leather loops to D rings and attach to back. Attach short lengths of small chain to D rings and attach to a small belt of leather. Slide the free end of chain through the D rings on your sporran and use the clips to attach back to the chain.com Thursday. This also affords height adjustment. Stitch on loops to fit your sporran belt. hand stitched AlexanderDScott@hotmail. BELT LOOPS Cut slits big enough for the largest belt you may wear it on. Attach metal clips(Paper Clips will work) to the free end of your chain pieces. trace around the top flap to the fold line. A GUSSET is a strip of soft/flexible leather at least 1. Draw a line across the fold line of the top flap. You have to stitch the gusset to the back and then attach the front to the gusset. The Old Style Sporran explains how to attach a gusset. The gusset allows more space in your sporran to carry things but means you have to do twice as much stitching. (ignore the dotted lines.com Thursday. Also. draw a line across the top of one Front and extend to edges. AlexanderDScott@hotmail. Cut out two pieces of fabric about 5/8” larger than each of your cardboard pieces.Modern Style Sporran Pattern 13. trace pattern pieces and cut out. Take a Cereal Box open it flat. Then draw the fold line on the fabric extending the ends to the edge of the fabric. 2009 Page 6 . April 2. I changed plans making them unneeded.5” wide that goes between the back and front of the sporran. ) fol dl ine 2. No Leather? How about a Cloth Sporran? 1. These will be sewing lines. Then on one Back/top flap. Turn fabric Top flap right side out and slide cardboard Top flap in to the fabric Top flap. Trim seam allowance close to stitching as shown. 2009 Page 7 . Stitch along the top flap line from fold line to fold line.Modern Style Sporran Pattern 3. Join the two Back/top flap pieces right sides together. Donʼt stitch along fold line. April 2. Join the two Front pieces right sides together. Separate cardboard Top flap from Back by cutting along fold line. Stitch along Front top line edge to edge. 4.com Thursday. Start End AlexanderDScott@hotmail. Draw a line just below the edge of the of the cardboard on the inside and sew along the line( donʼt catch the cardboard in the stitching). AlexanderDScott@hotmail. Fold the other Top down over the cardboard and smooth fabric on both sides. Sew just outside your line using a zipper foot. Spray the cardboard Back with adhesive on both sides and locate in the correct place up tight to the stitching. Turn right side out. A GUSSET above page 4 and 5. 7.placing wrong sides together pin the Front to the Back. Before continuing read: 11. You could make turning the right side out easier if you installed a gusset. Please note it is difficult to turn the right side out because the cardboard is not flexible. 2009 Page 8 . It also takes the smoothness out of the Cardboard because the cardboard gets mashed. CLOSURES. BELT LOOPS and 13. 8. Fold one of the fabric Backs up over the Top flap. To continue. 6. April 2. It can be done but it is tough. for options you may consider and plan/do prior to joining the Front to the Back. See above.com Thursday. Lets say it gives the finished sporran an antique finish.Modern Style Sporran Pattern 5. spray the cardboard Top with adhesive on both sides and locate in the correct place along the stitching. With right sides of fabric Tops still together. Fold the other Back down over the cardboard and smooth fabric on both sides. Mark a stitching line just outside the cardboard that is underneath. 12.