
Honoring those who have served and sacrificed
Through the unique artistry of beaded tapestries


Here's the subject of my next Thankful Generations beaded tapestry: my husband, Alan, onboard the USCG Barque Eagle in 1977. He definitely did not mind this short term assignment on this historic ship! The Neuren Tapestry is officially underway.
3-22-26: Finalized pattern and bead selection
3-29-26: Bead inventory - received the order of specific beads that were low
4-1-26: Loom warped and first rows complete
4-12-26: 25 rows complete
5-3-26: 45 rows complete ~ 6500 beads
Total bead count will be 35,909 size 11 Miyuki Delica

Anna Mae Shellenbarger
Anna Mae was a welder at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine during WWII, and this is her BIW badge photograph. She was the first woman qualified as an oxyacetylene welder at BIW during the war. She was a real life Rosie the Riveter! Her father and grandfather both worked at Bath Iron Works in the Carpenters Shop, and her son Bruce worked there for 33 years.
To learn more about her story, and that of her husband Doc Savage, as well as details on the tapestry, follow this LINK.






