I removed the head and hind from the pelt using the middle body portion to make a pouch. A scrap of Elk Hyde worked as a backing for the pouch. I then attached a 1&1/2 inch waist belt as the strap. The badger skin is far to heavy for a regular sporran chain and the thick leather belt offers much more of a rustic look.
After the pouch was sewn to the belt I reversed the head and front paws, and attached them to the back of the pouch so they can hang over the front, serving as a flap to close the sporran.
At the completion of the project, I'm quite pleased with my new sporran. In fact, I think it's going to get a bit more wear than I had originally intended.
Perhaps over winter I'll combine it with the Russian style fur hat I bought in Alaska this summer, creating the perfect "what in the world is that guy wearing?" effect.
Ha, I'm out...
2 comments:
Nice touch! I've got a bobcat pelt from 40 years ago. Never knew what I wanted to do with it. When the idea of making a sporran out of it came along I was told it was too old and would likely loose it's fur if I tried to do anything with it. So it stays a pelt. Now I'll have to keep my eye out for fresh road kill! :-) Pops
Thats so gross. Would like to see u without any skin-
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