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:
My punch needle patterns call for 3 strands of floss, but what else can you punch through your 3 strand Read more
In this punch needle tutorial, I will be making a primitive style patriotic scissors fob. A scissors fob is a Read more
In this post, I will show you which hoop is best for punch needle embroidery. Find out what type of Read more
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Rug Hooking:
After showing you how to make punch needle ornamental corn a few weeks ago, I thought it would be fun Read more
Monks cloth is recommended as one of the possible foundation fabrics for rug hooking or rug punch. Unfortunately, there are Read more
I started with some natural colored felted wool and dyed it with orange dye. It turned out to be a 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 found these foam clip pumpkins in the fall decor at my local Dollar Tree store. I loved the size Read more
I have a couple of embroidery projects in carved wood picture frames, so when I saw this picture frame, I Read more
In this post, I am going to show you how to assemble these two punch needle garden scenes. We will 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


















