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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.

Punch Needle

Adding 3D Arms to a Punch Needle Project

I like to add a 3 dimensional arm to some projects  to make it easier for them to hold onto Read more

Punch Needle Tractor Wagon Ornament

I finished this punch needle tractor wagon ornament a little late for Christmas, but I still have a few more Read more

Needle Punch Flowers Tutorial & Free Pattern

Recently, while watching it snow yet again, I needed to punch something cheerful to remind me that spring will eventually Read more

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Rug Hooking

How to Add a Yarn Edge to a Hooked Rug

Today, my Mom is going to show us how to add a yarn edge to a hooked rug project.   This Read more

Transfer Rug Hooking Patterns with Red Dot

If you purchase a paper or digital rug hooking pattern, you will want to transfer rug hooking patterns to your Read more

DIY: How to Hand Dye Wool

Today, I am going to show you how I hand dye wool  using Cushing's powdered dyes. Hand dyeing wool allows Read more

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Primitive Crafts

Primitive Wax Bunnies Tutorial

I like to go to the Dollar Tree and look through their seasonal section occasionally.  Sometimes, I find a treasure Read more

Primitive Carrots Tutorial

This primitive carrots tutorial will teach you how to make this adorable spring carrot bundle.   I will show you how Read more

Punch Needle Garden Scenes

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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From the Blog:

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  Dye Weavers Cloth Tutorial
  Hand dyed weavers cloth makes an amazing background for your punch needle projects. Find out how to dye weavers cloth in this punch needle tutorial. I used some of my hand dyed […]
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  Use Leftover Weavers Cloth – Punch Needle
  Do you have a collection of small pieces of leftover weavers cloth? I always seem to have many pieces lying around so I have come up with several ideas and projects to […]
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  Primitive Easter Eggs Tutorial
  This primitive Easter egg tutorial will show you how to make these cute Easter eggs out of plastic eggs.  These primitive eggs are a great addition to your farmhouse Easter decorating.   Add […]
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  Primitive Carrots Tutorial
  This primitive carrots tutorial will teach you how to make this adorable spring carrot bundle.   I will show you how to draw your own carrot pattern, sew and paint the fabric carrots, […]
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  DIY Primitive Easter Grass
  In this post, I will show you how to turn new Easter grass into a primitive Easter grass.   This is a fast & easy DIY project that will tone down your new, […]

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