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
I have three different 3 strand punch needles: The Ultra Punch, a CTR Punch, and an Igolochkoy Punch. If you are in Read more
I frequently get asked about a Valdani - DMC conversion chart. I didn't think there was one - I thought Read more
I will admit it: I find punching backgrounds in a punch needle project to be tedious. I love punching the Read more
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Rug Hooking
I have been asked about the feasibility of using thrifted wool for rug hooking projects. When I can find it, Read more
I really love the way these Santa hooked rug pillows turned out but I wondered if there was a way Read more
In this rug hooking tutorial, I am going to make a hooked rug Christmas stocking with a wool backing and Read more
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Primitive Crafts
My mom has an adorable antique Victorian needle book. The cover of the needle book is made from perforated paper, Read more
After making some wool daffodils last week, I decided it would be fun to also make some tulips. My felted Read more
Today, I am going to make some Valentine gift tags. These are a perfect gift topper, love note, gift tag, Read more
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From the Blog:
- Igolochkoy Russian Punch Needle
My very first punch needle tool was an Igolochkoy Russian punch needle. Before purchasing this punch needle tool, I had never done any punch needle embroidery. I loved the tool enough to… Read more: Igolochkoy Russian Punch Needle - Primitive Patriotic Journal Cover
In this primitive craft tutorial, I am going to cover a composition notebook to make the journal more my style. I chose to cover it (mostly) with printable papers with a patriotic… Read more: Primitive Patriotic Journal Cover - Making a Doll House Rug with Punch Needle
It seems like every bit of punch needle history I read mentions making doll house rugs with the punch needle tools. I have been doing punch needle for many years and never… Read more: Making a Doll House Rug with Punch Needle - Planning, Aging, and Framing a Cross Stitch Sampler
In order to make an antique style cross stitch sampler in a specific size, I combined a few different patterns to create a new design. After stitching it, I aged the sampler… Read more: Planning, Aging, and Framing a Cross Stitch Sampler - Wool Flower Tutorial
In this craft tutorial, I will make a pretty flower from some felted wool. The flower center is made from coiled wool strips. This is a great stash buster for your wool… Read more: Wool Flower Tutorial
