See My Vest

Moving around without a chance to sit down and get some sewing done, this waistcoat has taken me the better part of a year:



I wanted an inner-tube vest like my bike club colors, but without any flair:



The red and blue trim is scrap leather from an ole whipmaker:



Inner tube is round, not flat, so fitting it to the vest is tough sometimes. But as it ages the dental floss and the rubber will relax and it will smooth out.

Here's a lovely accessory: A fob coin-holder.




I found this fob switch-action ashtray at the bottom of a toolbox. It's a little crusty but the lid and ciggy-holder spring open at the touch of a button. Steampunks don't litter!