Punch Needle, Rug Hooking, & Primitive Crafts Patterns & Tutorials
Welcome to DoodleDog Primitives! I love to inspire you to make your own primitive style folk art. Here you will find many patterns and tutorials to help you create your own heirloom quality punch needle, rug hooking, and primitive craft projects.
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Punch Needle
This punch needle tutorial will show you how to make stand alone punch needle projects - even if the pattern Read more
Gripper strip frames can be expensive, so I know some of you would rather make your own frame (or have Read more
Make your projects look old: coffee & tea dye punch needle! Sometimes, I want a punch needle project to have Read more
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Rug Hooking
I really love the way these Santa hooked rug pillows turned out but I wondered if there was a way Read more
Today, my Mom is going to show us how to add a yarn edge to a hooked rug project. This Read more
I am vertically challenged, so a hooked rug footstool works great for me to put my feet on while I Read more
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Primitive Crafts
Today, I am painting styrofoam eggs from the Dollar Tree to transform them into primitive eggs. My Bonnie Bunny punch Read more
I am excited to show you how to DIY these rustic pumpkins. They are made from Dollar Tree foam pumpkins! Read more
I came across a newer footstool with a fabric covered lid at a garage sale last summer. It had good Read more
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From the Blog:
- Primitive Craft Tutorial: Colonial Sugar ConeToday, I am at my Mom’s house and we are going to make a primitive style faux Colonial sugar cone. We experimented with making them two different ways. In this post, I… Read more: Primitive Craft Tutorial: Colonial Sugar Cone
- Rigby Wool Strip Cutter for Rug Hooking: Care & UseIn this post, I will show you two different Rigby wool strip cutters. These are both older vintage machines that my Mother has acquired throughout her years of rug hooking and crafting.… Read more: Rigby Wool Strip Cutter for Rug Hooking: Care & Use
- Summer Bee & Skep Punch Needle PatternToday I am releasing a new summer punch needle pattern with a bee skep, coneflower, and a busy bee. It is a wonderful folk art design with variegated threads and the date… Read more: Summer Bee & Skep Punch Needle Pattern
- Summer Hooked Rug Pattern – Bee and SkepNewly released today is this summer time bee and bee skep hooked rug pattern. It is the perfect addition to your spring and summer primitive decor! 1847 Bee & Skep Hooked Rug… Read more: Summer Hooked Rug Pattern – Bee and Skep
- Primitive Decor Tutorial: Allspice HeartsIn this primitive decor tutorial, I will show you how I made an allspice heart. I hung mine on a skeleton key in an antique cabinet – the perfect primitive accent! Once… Read more: Primitive Decor Tutorial: Allspice Hearts