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Welcome to my workshop. These are not marketing articles or step-by-step tutorials. They are observations from the workbench—small glimpses into the materials, decisions and craftsmanship behind every Afro-Celtic Sporran. If you've ever wondered why leather behaves the way it does, why one hide is chosen over another, or what makes handcrafted work different, you'll find the answers here.
SEW TIGHT | LEATHERCRAFTING STUDIO CHRONICLE 006
SEW TIGHT
Skive and plait the thong.
Feed it through that hand-embossed sporran face.
Knot and tighten.
Cut the tassel on the flat.
Burnish the ends.
Glue, stitch on and roll the tassel.
Bind it closed.
Cut and skive the knot leather.
Craft the Turk’s head knot.
Tease it tight. Really tight
Pause...
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MAKING MY MARK | LEATHERCRAFTING STUDIO CHRONICLE 005
MAKING MY MARK.
Discipline + Patience + Concentration = Detail that lasts.
Carefully select the leather.
(It talks to me through my hands).
Cut it to shape.
Tape up the back to avoid warping and distortion.
Mark the control lines.
Wet the face.
Pause.
Focus on the kind of bespoke sporran my custo...
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FROM MY SPORRANMAKING STUDIO 004
Launchpad countdown.
There is a time-worn habit I have…..
Monday mornings.
My ‘Pre-work week ritual’.
........Coffee.
Focus on the bespoke sporrans that must be crafted.
Note the priorities, specific styles, colours textures.
Plan the sequence, as three or four projects often overlap, so no tim...
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From My Sporran Leathercrafting Studio 003
Some hides refuse to be hurried.
This one has quietly sat on my rack for nearly half a year.
It’s a BLUE WILDEBEEST. -Not a particularly attractive buck, but the hide is rather special.
Those silver, dove and darker grey tones with striking lightening flash stripes on the shoulders. Its shades ch...
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From My Sporran Leathercrafting Studio 002
A Hide Never Tells the Whole Story.
This morning there's no finished sporran on the bench.
Instead, there's a beautifully marked piece of blesbok hide waiting for its future.
To most people it's simply leather. -With hair on it.
To me it's a conversation that hasn't happened yet.
T...
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From My Sporran Leathercrafting Studio 001
Monday begins where every bespoke sporran begins, -not with polished silver or finished leather, but with carefully chosen materials, trusted tools and decades of experience.
........With a cup of coffee.... It gives me time to think. ....Consider....
Every handcrafted Afro-Celtic Sporran start...
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