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
So far in this punch needle tutorial series, we have gone over how to transfer your pattern to weavers cloth, Read more
In this post, I am going to finish a punch needle project with a wool backing. In addition to the Read more
Sometimes it is difficult to get the tiny details to appear crisp when punching. Some people say to punch eyes Read more
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Rug Hooking
How much shrinkage should you expect when felting wool for rug hooking, applique, or other projects? Not surprisingly, it will Read more
Since I was FINALLY getting ready to hang this camping themed hooked rug in my vintage camper, I was looking Read more
After showing you how to make punch needle ornamental corn a few weeks ago, I thought it would be fun Read more
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Primitive Crafts
I have decided to display one of my latest punch needle bunnies on a paper mâché box with a little Read more
In this post, I will be making a primitive faux strawberry jam jar from a recycled glass jar. This craft Read more
Before I recycle glass jars, I like to try to envision them in a different way to see if they Read more
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From the Blog:
- Primitive Flag Banner
In 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 - 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
