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:
I like the look of punch needle projects mounted on a hornbook (shaped wooden board). There are several different ways Read more
I finished this punch needle tractor wagon ornament a little late for Christmas, but I still have a few more Read more
Do you have a struggle figuring out how to store depth adjustors for your punch needle? The depth adjustors on Read more
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Rug Hooking:
Because I was completely out of any striped wools to use for a background on a rug hooking project, I Read more
In this wool dyeing tutorial, I am going to over dye some vivid plaid wool in order to tone down Read more
I have recently had questions about making commercially dyed black wool look more primitive. When thrifting wool garments, black skirts Read more
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Cross Stitch:
In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to make cross stitch bowl fillers with a sewing machine, 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 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
Back in my younger days, I stitched some pretty intricate cross stitch projects. These days, I prefer a simpler, primitive 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 snagged a small canvas at the Dollar Tree and decided to transfer an antique picture to the canvas. I Read more
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Recent Posts:
- Country Goose Punch Needle Bowl Filler Pattern
I am sure most of you remember the very iconic country goose from the 1980s and 1990s. The goose is back again and gaining popularity. I have noticed at auctions and antique… Read more: Country Goose Punch Needle Bowl Filler Pattern - Hooked Rug Tree Topper
I found a coil Christmas tree topper at a garage sale that was the perfect size for me to transform into a hooked rug star tree topper. If you are looking for… Read more: Hooked Rug Tree Topper - Upcycle a Halloween Bucket
I 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 Crafting
I 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 Filler
In 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
