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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Punch Needle:
Punch needle bowl fillers are my favorite thing to punch! In this post, I will show you how to finish Read more
Sometimes, I punch tails onto my bunnies, and other times I make bunny tails separate and then attach them. In Read more
The term pearl cotton floss is used a lot in connection to punch needle or other needle crafts, but what Read more
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Rug Hooking:
I started with some natural colored felted wool and dyed it with orange dye. It turned out to be a Read more
Monks cloth is recommended as one of the possible foundation fabrics for rug hooking or rug punch. Unfortunately, there are Read more
I ran across some Rit Color remover in the clearance section at a store and decided it would be fun Read more
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Cross Stitch:
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Primitive Crafts
In this craft tutorial, I will show you how I made some primitive fabric balls from some of my scrap Read more
In this post, I will show you how to make a primitive style sheep mug rug (coaster) from scraps of Read more
I made this adorable Easter Chick basket with a peat pot and some vintage yellow yarn! Watch the video or Read more
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From the Blog:
- Coffee Dye Cheesecloth: 4 Recipes
I use coffee dyed cheesecloth frequently in different primitive crafts and I am out of my aged cheesecloth. In this primitive craft tutorial, I am going to experiment with four different coffee… Read more: Coffee Dye Cheesecloth: 4 Recipes - Thanksgiving Blessings Cross Stitch Pattern
This new Thanksgiving cross stitch pattern was just listed in my Etsy shop. It is a companion pattern to my Pumpkin Gobbler punch needle and rug hooking patterns, but since I added… Read more: Thanksgiving Blessings Cross Stitch Pattern - Primitive Sampler Cross Stitch Pattern
I just finished this cross stitch sampler pattern on our last camping trip! The pattern is now available in my Etsy shop. Clara’s Sampler Cross Stitch Pattern: This cross stitch design was… Read more: Primitive Sampler Cross Stitch Pattern - Primitive Flag Ditty Bag
In 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 Wreath
I 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
