Sporran Legion consists of me, LindyLoo (see, we're on first-name terms already).

I'd love to say that I live on a croft in the Highlands and make sporrans in my wee workshop, in between tending to the coos and turning over the vegetable patch. But I don't - I live in  East Kilbride with hubs and 2 future Scotland internationalists, and I have a 'day job'. So I'm a very busy wummin. Which makes my sporrans all the more rare!

Traditionally day sporrans are worn  when the occasion isn't too formal, however, highland wear is all a matter of personal taste - find the right sporran for you and wear it wherever you like!

The sporrans you see here are the result of many trials and many errors. Prototypes went out for 'stress tests', and I didn't get a bad report. Modifcations were made, constructive criticism was taken on-board, and voila!

All my sporrans are entirely handmade. I took the decision not to replace my exploding sewing machine and go down the handmade route, purely because I love it - I love all the cutting, gluing, punching, sewing, hammering and riveting. Especially the riveting. And I didn't want to end up sitting at a sewing machine, burning the midnight oil, and churning out loads of the same thing, over and over.

I use materials from a mixture of sources. Most of the leather I use is new, offcuts from other trades such as
upholsterers. Sometimes I will use unwanted leather or suede jackets, and hardware from bags, and upcyle them into a smart and functional day sporran. I will always state in my descriptions whether the materials are used or new.

So every sporran I make will be one of a kind. I may try to stick to a particular style, but I couldn't produce two sporrans exactly the same if I tried. In fact, the design usually evolves... (in other words, I make it up as I go along).

A common complaint of sporran-wearers is that they just dont hold enough. (And yet it's us women who are accused of carrying around a load of junk.) So all my sporrans have a 10cm gusset, which is plenty wide enough to hold all your essentials (including a hipflask, if that is one's want). They are robust, hard-wearing, and will withstand years of abuse. Whether it's hunting in the Highlands, or sliding across the floor at a wedding.

A special feature on some of my designs is a pocket (either internal or external) which is conveniently passport sized. This could be used for... oh, let me see... maybe keeping your passport and tickets safe when on foreign excursions, World Cup qualifiers, or even the Actual World Cup.. (ok, so I can dream). These sporrans are called The Traveller, so if you're a Tartan Army Footsoldier, that's the one for you.

Have a browse. If you have any questions, just email me. If you have a particular request, just ask and I'll see what I can do.

Remember, choose wisely. You can tell a lot about a man from his sporran!