Tan leather & goat-skin sporran - pewter cantle

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Now, I know some of you have views and feelings about fur on essentially day-wear sporrans, so avert your eyes if you fall into this category..!

This little lovely has just been pushed to the 'finished' end of my work-bench, so I thought I would let you see it.

The pewter cantle has been culled from an organ-donor who has made the selfless sacrifice, and so has given a goatskin fur and tan leather project the potential of a long and useful life.

I have tried a couple of new techniques with this sporran, such as the decorative pinked-and-pierced rear edge-binding that has been folded into the crease of the gusset, and a novel way of doing my hallmark-style leather tassel caps.

You will recognise the 'vintage style' chain-strap tab at the rear, which melds well with the old-fashioned tone of the leather - a deliberately cunning move on my part, that.

And the interior is lined with a very soft deep pile suede, which adds a touch of luxury.

Like it..?