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.

Wax a needled thread. Knot it.

Ease the needle through three layers of leather.

Sew the micro stitches that will hold the knot exactly where it belongs.

Clip the threads.

Trim the offcut ends.

Inspect.

Move to the next one.

Do it all again.

....Twice.....

Roll each tassel carefully to even everything out.

Inspect again.

Three traditional tassels.

One handcrafted sporran nearing completion.

And no two sporrans can ever be exactly the same.

This is only one small part of the journey that goes into making a bespoke sporran by hand. To see where that journey leads, explore our [Day Sporrans] and [Special Sporrans] collections.