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.
Looking for Patterns & Supplies?
Check out our amazing selection of punch needle and rug hooking patterns and kits, as well as other primitive craft supplies!
Punch Needle
Recently, while watching it snow yet again, I needed to punch something cheerful to remind me that spring will eventually Read more
In this punch needle tutorial, I will show you how to make punch needle carrots with felted wool carrot tops. Read more
I never seem to have any trouble deciding what I want to punch. The problem lies after I finish punching Read more
See more Punch Needle Tutorials
Rug Hooking
Because I was completely out of any striped wools to use for a background on a rug hooking project, I Read more
Instead of hooking loops as is done in regular rug hooking, proddy rug hooking hooks short strips of wool to Read more
I recently completed a makeover on a wooden stool, giving it a flat wooden top perfect for adding a hooked Read more
See more Rug Hooking Tutorials
Primitive Crafts
I sometimes mount my punch needle or other needlework on wooden boards that mimic antique wooden horn books. Horn books Read more
In this post I am going to show you how I made these primitive watermelon slices. These are a fun, Read more
Last week, I shared a sheep pattern with you and showed how to make it into a punch needle lapel Read more
See more Primitive Craft Tutorials
From the Blog:
- Antique Needle Book Tutorial:
My mom has an adorable antique Victorian needle book. The cover of the needle book is made from perforated paper, which was popular for embroidery in the Victorian era. I happen to… Read more: Antique Needle Book Tutorial: - Primitive Spring Decor Makeover – with Hooked Rug Carrot
I had some vintage decor that needed a makeover so I decided to turn it into a primitive spring fresh carrot sign complete with a hooked rug carrot! It is amazing what… Read more: Primitive Spring Decor Makeover – with Hooked Rug Carrot - Perforated Paper Embroidery
I have a couple of embroidery projects in carved wood picture frames, so when I saw this picture frame, I knew I needed to rescue it and embroidery something to fit in… Read more: Perforated Paper Embroidery - Making a Hooked Rug Stocking
In this rug hooking tutorial, I am going to make a hooked rug Christmas stocking with a wool backing and cotton fabric lining. I decided to add the lining to give the… Read more: Making a Hooked Rug Stocking - Hooked Rug Pillow with Cotton Backing
In this rug hooking tutorial, I am going to make a hooked rug shaped pillow with a cotton fabric backing. I have made shaped hooked rug pillows before, but I have always… Read more: Hooked Rug Pillow with Cotton Backing
