
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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Check out our amazing selection of punch needle and rug hooking patterns and kits, as well as other primitive craft supplies!
Punch Needle
Someone recently asked me if they could punch one of my punch needle patterns using six strands of embroidery floss Read more
I often see questions about how to separate embroidery floss into 3 strands for punching Some people do it in Read more
My newest punch needle pattern is a mixed - media piece with punch needle, embroidery, and felted wool all together Read more
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Rug Hooking
I have recently had questions about making commercially dyed black wool look more primitive. When thrifting wool garments, black skirts Read more
Today, I am going to show you how to create a hooked rug wall hanging that isn't droopy. This technique Read more
In my felted wool stash, I have quite a bit of wool from garments that I have thrifted, washed, deconstructed, Read more
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Primitive Crafts
To fill up my wooden bowl this winter, I decided to make some primitive ice skate bowl fillers. These could Read more
Today, I am painting styrofoam eggs from the Dollar Tree to transform them into primitive eggs. My Bonnie Bunny punch Read more
I am excited to show you how to DIY these rustic pumpkins. They are made from Dollar Tree foam pumpkins! Read more
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From the Blog:
- Primitive Flag Ditty BagIn 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 WreathI 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 RugI 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
- Punch Needle Scissors FobIn this punch needle tutorial, I will be making a primitive style patriotic scissors fob. A scissors fob is a great addition to your scissors to both add some fun and help… Read more: Punch Needle Scissors Fob
- Primitive Flag BannerIn this primitive craft tutorial, I will be making a painted fabric patriotic flag banner. I will display my new flag banner this summer to celebrate the 250th anniversary. Watch the Video:… Read more: Primitive Flag Banner
















