I thought some of you ladies would enjoy these as much as I have. Even if you only look at them and read them. The language is so cute.
Description of the first link. From the site: "This is the complete list, to date, of the books, magazines and articles we have scanned and uploaded into the library. These books have patterns for crochet, knitting, tatting, embroidery, needle lace and other kinds of needlework." It includes patterns from the 1800's!