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.
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Punch Needle
Sometimes it is difficult to get the tiny details to appear crisp when punching. Some people say to punch eyes Read more
I love finding a bargain and saving money- whether it is at an estate sale, auction, or just in the Read more
I prefer doing punch needle with 3 strands of floss. I usually use a combination of both DMC and Valdani Read more
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Rug Hooking
After showing you how to make punch needle ornamental corn a few weeks ago, I thought it would be fun Read more
In this post, I am going to be showing you how to make a hooked rug shaped pillow. I will Read more
Because I was completely out of any striped wools to use for a background on a rug hooking project, I Read more
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Primitive Crafts
In this craft tutorial, I will make a pretty flower from some felted wool. The flower center is made from Read more
These primitive ornaments are fun to DIY with just scrapbooking paper, glue, and rusty wire. You can hang them from Read more
I purchased this antique primitive style table at an auction a few weeks ago. I love the chippy texture of Read more
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From the Blog:
- Primitive Patriotic Journal Cover
In this primitive craft tutorial, I am going to cover a composition notebook to make the journal more my style. I chose to cover it (mostly) with printable papers with a patriotic… Read more: Primitive Patriotic Journal Cover - Making a Doll House Rug with Punch Needle
It seems like every bit of punch needle history I read mentions making doll house rugs with the punch needle tools. I have been doing punch needle for many years and never… Read more: Making a Doll House Rug with Punch Needle - Planning, Aging, and Framing a Cross Stitch Sampler
In order to make an antique style cross stitch sampler in a specific size, I combined a few different patterns to create a new design. After stitching it, I aged the sampler… Read more: Planning, Aging, and Framing a Cross Stitch Sampler - Wool Flower Tutorial
In this craft tutorial, I will make a pretty flower from some felted wool. The flower center is made from coiled wool strips. This is a great stash buster for your wool… Read more: Wool Flower Tutorial - Magnetic Wool Scissors Case
A while back, I had someone ask me to design a wool scissors case that could be attached to a project with magnets. She wanted to be able to attach the case… Read more: Magnetic Wool Scissors Case
