Tortilla Flat is peopled with characters that Steinbeck saw on the streets and in the courtrooms of Monterey. Real people, the Chief of Police and the descendent of the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California filled him in on the lives and activities of the street people of his day.
Neoprene Sheets, Neoprene Rubber, Neoprene Fabric. NEOPRENE is a synthetic rubber material designed to be flexible, durable, resilient, and very resistant to failure and breakdown by compression and water. Air and water become isolated in its unique molecular structure. Neoprene is temperately stable with a high heat resistance and commonly found in oven mitts.
Catherine Daze's Blog. Sewing neoprene. Before Christmas I decided Iâd have to sew from my stash over the break as I wasnât going to be able to do any fabric shopping. One of the stranger pieces of fabric Iâve got stored is a couple of yards of neoprene. This was bought on impulse while shopping on Goldhawk Road last year, despite having no idea how to sew it or what to make out of it. When I got it home I googled and discovered that sewing neoprene is not for the faint of heart.