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:
I love punching with variegated threads! But, sometimes, I don't have just the right color in my stash for my Read more
I will admit it: I find punching backgrounds in a punch needle project to be tedious. I love punching the Read more
In this post, you will learn how to age a wooden hornbook for displaying your finished needlework projects. I like Read more
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Rug Hooking:
In this post, I am going to be showing you how to make a hooked rug shaped pillow. I will Read more
In this rug hooking tutorial, I am going to make a hooked rug shaped pillow with a cotton fabric backing. Read more
Today, I want to show you how you can create your own stand alone hooked rug projects. I love making Read more
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Cross Stitch:
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Primitive Crafts
I love to use natural walnut dye to make various shades of brown AND to tone down bright vivid colors Read more
I wanted to make a new rustic farmhouse wreath for my front door. I had an older grapevine wreath that Read more
In this tutorial, I will distress some plain hang tags using several different methods so you can see which type Read more
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From the Blog:
- Primitive Sampler Cross Stitch Pattern
I just finished this cross stitch sampler pattern on our last camping trip! The pattern is now available in my Etsy shop. Clara’s Sampler Cross Stitch Pattern: This cross stitch design was… Read more: Primitive Sampler Cross Stitch Pattern - Primitive Flag Ditty Bag
In this quick and easy primitive craft tutorial, I make a patriotic ditty bag using a small flag from the dollar store. It is fun to make simple no sew crafts like… Read more: Primitive Flag Ditty Bag - Primitive Flag Wreath
I cut up a scrap piece of wood and glued it together to make a primitive star flag wreath. I actually did not hang the star wreath on my door though. I… Read more: Primitive Flag Wreath - Patriotic Hooked Mug Rug
I used a leftover small piece of monks cloth and some leftover worms to hook this patriotic hooked mug rug. It is based on the American flag with red, white, and blue… Read more: Patriotic Hooked Mug Rug - Stacked Sheep Cross Stitch Pattern
Here’s another one of my punch needle designs that I turned into a cross stitch pattern. It features 3 stacked sheep and the word WooL. It has both a punch needle and… Read more: Stacked Sheep Cross Stitch Pattern
