Question

How To Make A Shot Pouch

Answer 1

1) The shot pouch can be made out of leather or paper. When using leather it is best to have a soft thin flexible leather or to use suede.

2) To make a pattern, cut a piece of newspaper fourteen inches wide and nine inches deep. Round off the corners on one end into a “u” shape.

3) Lay the pattern on either a piece of leather or a brown paper bag and draw around the pattern with a pencil.

4) Remove the pattern and cut along the lines.

5) On another section or piece of leather or paper lay the straight edge of the pattern four inches below the edge of the paper or leather (this extra section will make the flap for the pouch. Remove the pattern and cut along the lines.

6) Match the two pieces together, making them fit at the rounded edges. for the paper shot pouch glue the edges together and fold the flap over. For the leather shot pouch a series of holes along the edge of the pouch and thread lacing through the holes.

7) Decorate the pouch with paint.

8) For the leather pouch, punch a hole on either side of the top of the pouch to put a strip of leather braided or not, as desired, through the holes and long enough to reach the shoulder and across to the opposite waist. For the paper pouch glue a piece of string to either side of the pouch which is also long enough to hang over the shoulder to the waist.