A_hay sporran & Cavscout belt and strap

**cloves** · 22nd February 07, 07:09 PM

So quite awhile back I lamented the fact that IF I indeeed decide to indulge myself and get a tank (i'm in on the xmarks tartan) what would I wear with it???

Mr. AlanH was kind enough to take some time and actually give me a ton of suggestions and links to what he thought would make cool accessories for a kilt wearing woman. One of the things he gave me a link to was something called a hip purse
That particular purse was a bit too girly for me, but it really got me thinking. Could I substitute a leather ammo pouch for a sporran? Hrmmmmm. Than I got it in me to ask Cavscout if he might be able to fashion something custom? He thought about it, and then passed some of my ideas on to A_HAy.
A_Hay seemed to intuitively know what I was looking for. He proposed the idea of a cross between a retangular ladies clutch purse, and a familiar sporran.

So here is my Scottish neo-sporran, with Welsh dragon insignia, hand crafted by an American, while stationed in Germany. And of course we can't forget it's perfectly paired up with a Cavscout custom belt and sporran strap. Does it get any better than that????

Here's a pic that Cavscout took of the combo

I think the whole thing is superb! I'll post pics of it being worn and a proper review very soon.

Thanks Tom (A-Hay!), for creating something entirely new just for me. Thanks AlanH for the inspiration. And a really, really big thanks goes out to Steve (Cavscout) for facilitating the whole thing. You guys should know how much I appreciate your efforts.

**Frog** · 22nd February 07, 07:44 PM

That is so SWEET! Way to go, all!

Frog

**Chef** · 22nd February 07, 07:45 PM

They look great! Not to be insulting to the ladies out there, but I think sporrans look odd on the ladies. This set will look wonderful.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 22nd February 07, 07:47 PM

Suuwweeet! Congrats Cloves! This board is amazing in 2 ways, the helpfulness and ideas of the members, and the creativity and skills in the members in bringing ideas to life.

**neo71665** · 22nd February 07, 07:53 PM

Looks real good. The amount of help and talent on this forum always seems to amaze me.

**thescot** · 22nd February 07, 08:34 PM

Holy cow (as Harry Carry used to say), that is a gorgeous combination.

**Tartan Hiker** · 22nd February 07, 09:14 PM

I was going to post a pic of the new belt I made tonight, but now I don't think so. (bowing deeply and backing out of the room)

Steve...do you carve the knots or do you use a roller/embosser?

Bill

**Splash_4** · 23rd February 07, 06:44 AM

Cloves, that is really nice looking and would go well with any Kilt!

**cavscout** · 23rd February 07, 07:23 AM

Bill, it is an embosser. The risk of mucking up a 50" piece of leather because of one slip is too great with my attention span... hey look...lint

**andyfg** · 23rd February 07, 07:41 AM

Cloves that is very creative indeed and very beautiful. I truly think that the interaction and creativity of Xmarks is moving kilt wearing forward in great new ways.