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 acquired this cute little snow shovel last summer thinking it would be fun to add a punched design to Read more
Punch needle projects on clothing are getting very popular, but how washable are they? Here are my results from Washing Read more
Today, I am going to share with you some tips for punching with variegated threads. I am going to be Read more
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Rug Hooking:
I am getting ready to hook a Santa coat and I want his coat to be hooked with a variegated Read more
In this rug hooking tutorial, I will make a hooked rug sunflower. This sunflower can be used as a bowl Read more
With the recent release of a hooked rug crow make-do pattern in my shop, I thought you might enjoy a Read more
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Cross Stitch:
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Primitive Crafts
In this post, I have a tutorial for primitive painted bunny bowl fillers. I created the crackled look with a Read more
It is fun to use nature inspired items in your home. I designed this fast and easy to make bird Read more
Today, I am painting styrofoam eggs from the Dollar Tree to transform them into primitive eggs. My Bonnie Bunny punch Read more
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Recent Posts:
- Over Dye Plaid Wool to Tone Down ColorIn this wool dyeing tutorial, I am going to over dye some vivid plaid wool in order to tone down the color for future primitive rug hooking or applique projects. Watch the… Read more: Over Dye Plaid Wool to Tone Down Color
- Hanging Punch Needle with a Wool BorderAs usual, I have several completed punch needle projects laying around that I haven’t finished into something I can display. I decided to take this camper and flamingo punch needle design, finish… Read more: Hanging Punch Needle with a Wool Border
- Coffee Dye Cheesecloth: 4 RecipesI 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 PatternThis 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 PatternI 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


















