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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Punch Needle:
Punch needle is not a difficult craft, but it can be tricky if you are trying to teach yourself. That's Read more
Do you have a struggle figuring out how to store depth adjustors for your punch needle? The depth adjustors on Read more
You finally got to finish a punch needle project. But, now what? Here's one easy way to finish a punch Read more
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Rug Hooking:
In this post, my Mom, an avid rug hooker, will be joining us again with another rug hooking tutorial. She Read more
With the recent release of a hooked rug crow make-do pattern in my shop, I thought you might enjoy a Read more
Today, my Mom is going to show us how to add a yarn edge to a hooked rug project. This 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 this tutorial, I am going to show you how to make cross stitch bowl fillers with a sewing machine, Read more
In order to make an antique style cross stitch sampler in a specific size, I combined a few different patterns Read more
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Primitive Crafts
A few weeks ago at an auction, I bought some antique wooden buckets that are falling apart. I got them Read more
In this craft tutorial, I will show you how I made some primitive fabric balls from some of my scrap Read more
I have several of these tiny vintage yo-yos, so I thought it would be fun to make a little primitive Read more
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Recent Posts:
- Upcycle a Halloween BucketI came across a small Halloween candy bucket in a thrift store earlier this fall. I loved its size, but I like a more primitive look so I decided to upcycle it… Read more: Upcycle a Halloween Bucket
- 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



















