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:
Today, I am going to show you how to plan the pattern size, punch, and attach a punch needle project Read more
Can you transfer punch needle patterns without a lightbox? I often get asked if you really need a lightbox to Read more
This free calico cat punch needle pattern is available to subscribers in our free pattern library. It is free to Read more
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Rug Hooking:
You can use monks cloth as a foundation fabric for rug hooking or rug punching with yarn. In this post, Read more
Today, my Mom is going to show us how to add a yarn edge to a hooked rug project. This Read more
I am getting ready to hook a Santa coat and I want his coat to be hooked with a variegated Read more
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Cross Stitch:
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
In order to make an antique style cross stitch sampler in a specific size, I combined a few different patterns Read more
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Primitive Crafts
I wanted to make a new rustic farmhouse wreath for my front door. I had an older grapevine wreath that Read more
Dig some glass jars out of your recycle bin and follow this Grungy Pantry Jars Tutorial to create your own Read more
These primitive ornaments are fun to DIY with just scrapbooking paper, glue, and rusty wire. You can hang them from Read more
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Recent Posts:
- No Sew Wool Bowl FillerIn 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 FillersIn 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 TutorialIn 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 BookI 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
- Spooky Trio Cross Stitch Bowl Fillers PatternHere’s a fun cross stitch pattern for your primitive Halloween decor. This Spooky Trio of bowl fillers features a black cat, an orange jack-o-lantern, and a white jack-o-lantern. These are a fun… Read more: Spooky Trio Cross Stitch Bowl Fillers Pattern


















