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10th June 24, 06:42 AM
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Comparing Makeover 1 to Makeover 2.
I'm much happier with the new one (right).
BTW I had two church pipings gigs yesterday and wore the new sporran to both.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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10th June 24, 10:48 AM
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 Originally Posted by OC Richard
Comparing Makeover 1 to Makeover 2.
I'm much happier with the new one (right).
BTW I had two church pipings gigs yesterday and wore the new sporran to both.
The red really is striking, Richard. How 'usual' or 'frequent' is that, or has it been through the years? (Notice how I'm skirting the word 'traditional'.)
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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11th June 24, 08:27 AM
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really nice
they are very attractive sporrans
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11th June 24, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Father Bill
The red really is striking, Richard. How 'usual' or 'frequent' is that, or has it been through the years? (Notice how I'm skirting the word 'traditional'.)
Yes the red is really nice, adds a lot to the whole outfit. (The little matchy-matchy devil on one shoulder is whispering in my ear that I should get garter flashes in that exact red.)
That really cool period of sporran development around the late 19th and early 20th centuries had white leather sporrans with red tassels sometimes, here's one, and also a seal sporran with red tassels and liner making the heart cutouts pop out nicely.
These were my inspiration.
Last edited by OC Richard; 11th June 24 at 12:17 PM.
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24th August 24, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Father Bill
The red really is striking, Richard. How 'usual' or 'frequent' is that, or has it been through the years? (Notice how I'm skirting the word 'traditional'.)
Father Bill I thought of this question last week when I was at the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh examining the 1700 full-length oil portrait Lord Duffus.
His sporran seems to be natural deerskin but with red flap trim, cords, and tassels.
The red cords & tassels with metal balls is very similar to what I did on my sporran, though I don't think before last week I realised that this sporran from 1700 was like that.
Last edited by OC Richard; 24th August 24 at 03:00 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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24th August 24, 03:44 AM
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To my eye, the red needs toning down a bit, well actually, a lot. Sorry.
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24th August 24, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Jock Scot
To my eye, the red needs toning down a bit, well actually, a lot. Sorry.
Oh don't be sorry!
Actually I did tone down the red somewhat. You should have seen how it originally looked!
And I might tone it down a bit more. I let things settle a while, because things that aren't apparent at first can become obvious a month or two later.
I've got a new sporran project in the works which will have darker more claret/burgundy leather. I've ordered the leather, I won't know the exact colour till it arrives.
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