Punch Needle, Rug Hooking, Cross Stitch, & 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, cross stitch, and primitive craft projects.
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Check out our amazing selection of punch needle, cross stitch, and rug hooking patterns and kits, as well as other primitive craft supplies!
Punch Needle:
Hand dyed weavers cloth makes an amazing background for your punch needle projects. Find out how to dye weavers cloth Read more
Whether you like to punch with an Ultra Punch needle or the Smart Punch, you need to know which punch Read more
Today, I am going to show you how to add contour to punch needle projects. Using an adjustable punch needle, Read more
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Rug Hooking:
I am vertically challenged, so a hooked rug footstool works great for me to put my feet on while I Read more
In this rug hooking tutorial, I will make a hooked rug sunflower. This sunflower can be used as a bowl Read more
In this post, I will show you two different Rigby wool strip cutters. These are both older vintage machines that Read more
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Cross Stitch:
I have a couple of embroidery projects in carved wood picture frames, so when I saw this picture frame, I Read more
In order to make an antique style cross stitch sampler in a specific size, I combined a few different patterns Read more
In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to make cross stitch bowl fillers with a sewing machine, Read more
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Primitive Crafts
I love the scent of lavender! I have some growing in my flower garden, but I don't want to wait Read more
In this craft tutorial, I am going to be making a Valentine bowl filler with a small punch needle heart. Read more
In this craft tutorial, I will show you how I made some primitive fabric balls from some of my scrap Read more
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Recent Posts:
- Over Dye Wool for Primitive CraftingI had a piece of felted wool that wasn’t quite orange and it wasn’t quite gold. I knew I would never use it in any primitive crafting project as it was. So,… Read more: Over Dye Wool for Primitive Crafting
- No Sew Wool Bowl FillerIn this primitive craft tutorial, I will be making a no sew wool bowl filler. The bowl filler is a stuffed wool crow sitting atop a stuffed wool star. It is tied… Read more: No Sew Wool Bowl Filler
- Cross Stitch Bowl FillersIn this tutorial, I am going to show you how to make cross stitch bowl fillers with a sewing machine, using a cotton fabric as the backing. Watch the Video Tutorial: Make… Read more: Cross Stitch Bowl Fillers
- Feed Sack Bowl Fillers TutorialIn this primitive craft tutorial, I will be making some bowl fillers that look like antique feed sacks. I made a pig, sheep, and poultry feed sack. Watch the Video: Make Feed… Read more: Feed Sack Bowl Fillers Tutorial
- Punch Needle Finish on a BookI am a little behind in completing punch needle projects to display (as usual). I love how this punch needle project turned out mounted on a fabric covered book. To start, I… Read more: Punch Needle Finish on a Book



















