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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Check out our amazing selection of punch needle, cross stitch, and rug hooking patterns and kits, as well as other primitive craft supplies!
Punch Needle:
I usually make punch needle ornaments by hand sewing a backing onto the weavers cloth. But I know that some Read more
If you use the Ultra Punch needle for punching, you might be wondering about the different punch needle tip sizes. Read more
Holding onto a punch needle and punching for a long period of time can cause your hand stress. This is Read more
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Rug Hooking:
I didn't have any wool just the right color for the nose and cheeks on this hooked rug of George Read more
I used a leftover small piece of monks cloth and some leftover worms to hook this patriotic hooked mug rug. Read more
If you have been hooking or punching with a gripper strip frame, you know how sharp those gripper strip teeth Read more
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Cross Stitch:
In order to make an antique style cross stitch sampler in a specific size, I combined a few different patterns 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 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
In this primitive craft tutorial, I am going to remake an old paper mache box into a antique style Americana Read more
In this craft tutorial, I will show you how I made some primitive Valentine decor with pipe cleaners and wooden Read more
For some reason, I have a bunch of paper mâché eggs in my craft stash. Since I like redware pottery, Read more
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Recent Posts:
- 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 - Cross Stitch Bowl Fillers
In 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 Tutorial
In 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 - Punch Needle Finish on a Book
I am a little behind in completing punch needle projects to display (as usual). I love how this punch needle project turned out mounted on a fabric covered book. To start, I… Read more: Punch Needle Finish on a Book
