Is this a sign of craft geekiness?

[Brunette_Star]

One of my parents' friends used to be an avid thread crocheter. Now that I'm done with grad school for this semester, I've been wanting to try my hand at thread crochet, specially since my great-grandmother (whom I'm named after) used to thread crochet a lot before she went to be with the Lord.

Anyway, the above-said friend of my parents came to visit the other day. When I said hi to her, she said "I have something here to show you." She handed me a stack of thread crochet books - some of them printed in the late 40s! (Two of them were printed in 1947 and 1949!)

I asked her if I could copy them, and she smiled and said "Those are for you to keep, dear, I don't have the eyesight to do that anymore." I swear, my jaw dropped and I stared at them the same way some people might stare at an antique car that was just given to them. I didn't know what else to do except say "THANK YOU!" and give her a huge hug!

So now I'm crocheting a doily from a 1947 pattern and getting an absolute thrill out of it! Man, this is so exciting! Thread crocheting! Using patterns my great-grandmother might have used! I'm named after my great-grandmother! WOO-HOO!

Am I a geek or would any of y'all get this excited?  

[Lee Kushrenada]

that's not geeky, that's cool!

I love things that have history to them... I don't have anything crafty that's old, but I wish I did... I keep trying to find really old knitting needles.  

[Silver Mist]

That would be so awesome!!! My land lady has german patterns from the 60's for little girls clothes (crocheted) and they are just so cute!

I would love to find an antique crochet hook. ^^ They tend to be sooooo pretty.  

[kochi~mochi]

I think we all would have been that excited.

The fact that you were already interested in learning, that it has a personal collection, and the fact that you were given books rather then copies counteract any geekieness, in my opinion.  

[Tes]

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Haha I was happy enough to find patterns from the 30s/40s online... getting them for reals has got to rock.

Crochet lace is fabulous, I really enjoy working on that sort of thing. It's good that more people are getting into it.
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[Catcheen]

It's probably geeky, but I'd be pretty excited too!  

[DecemberFlower]

That's definitely not geeky. I would be so thrilled to get old books like that or any kind, crafting or not. surprised  

[Mangolyn]

It's geeky, but we're likely all at least craft geeks here mrgreen

That's really, really cool, though. I've got some of my late great-grandmother's Workbasket magazines, with almost a complete set starting from January of 1930-something, I think. I can't wait to start some of those patterns! I'll have to scan in some of the old crochet ones and stuff to share with everyone else, if it's not against copyright stuff at this point.  

[Brunette_Star]

Whew, I'm glad to find out I'm not some uber-geek...although that would have been OK with me!

Wow, you can find patterns from the 30's online? That's cool!  

[Fionamule]

i get that way about old knitting books.
there are a lot of old patterns online now. try freepatternscentral.com they have some old patterns on there.  

[ladyleprechaun13]

The oldest patterns I've ever gotten were from the '60's, all clothing, and not that attractive.  

[nax is back]

Psh, that is so cool! I would be really excited too! Although I don't crochet, (because I can't) I still would have been really excited!  

[Beboots]

DecemberFlower

That's definitely not geeky. I would be so thrilled to get old books like that or any kind, crafting or not. surprised

I agree - I always get a thrill out of old books. I'm so Jealous! crying
We have one old novel printed in 1904 or 1914 (forget which) entitled "Tom Swift and the Wireless Message". XD I actually bought a cookbook that had been reprinted from a Victorian edition, with the original illustrations, just for the historical factor. ^_^ I also have a pamphet with victorian lace patterns (though it was printed in the 1970s), and I always love to look over the photographs of all the intricate little things... But I haven't attempted any yet. I'm scared to. neutral