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Mrs. Beahm Enjoys
Rug Braiding
. On cold and snowy winter days In Rappahannock one may find Mrs. Janie Beahm snug in her log home nestled against the Blue Ridge in Keyser Hollow close to the Park Line busily sorting, washing and preparing wool pieces for hand braided rugs. A favorite past time of Mrs. Beahm’s, though she has only been doing this handwork for about eight or ten years, her products have traveled to many parts of the world. Mrs. Beahm has made at least one 8 x 10 braided rug every year since she became interested in doing this work, and in addition has made many smaller ones. Four of her large rugs went to Italy with a family in the service. The last one, just finished the past summer, went to Michigan. Friends save wool pieces and garments for her and she spends the winter preparing her wool strips then starts the rug, but finishes them in the summer when she can work
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