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
Today, I am going to show you how I felt wool in a front load washing machine. I use felted Read more
If you use the Ultra Punch needle for punching, you might be wondering about the different punch needle tip sizes. Read more
I acquired this cute little snow shovel last summer thinking it would be fun to add a punched design to Read more
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Rug Hooking
Instead of hooking loops as is done in regular rug hooking, proddy rug hooking hooks short strips of wool to Read more
You can use monks cloth as a foundation fabric for rug hooking or rug punching with yarn. In this post, Read more
In this rug hooking tutorial, I will add a wool backing to a small hooked rug project and add a Read more
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Primitive Crafts
In this post I am going to show you how I made these primitive watermelon slices. These are a fun, Read more
Today, I am at my Mom's house and we are going to make a primitive style faux Colonial sugar cone. Read more
With Christmas approaching, I decided to make some primitive peppermint sticks and tie them into a bundle. This craft project Read more
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From the Blog:
- Making a Hooked Rug Sign
In this post, I will show you how I made a hooked rug Santa sign. I will be making the sign by adding the hooked rug and other embellishments to an old… Read more: Making a Hooked Rug Sign - Fall Decor: Ornamental Corn
In previous years, I have made some hooked rug and punch needle ornamental corn. This year, I thought it would be fun to make some ornamental corn out of a vintage chenille… Read more: Fall Decor: Ornamental Corn - Felting Wool Shrinkage
How much shrinkage should you expect when felting wool for rug hooking, applique, or other projects? Not surprisingly, it will depend on the tightness of the weave in the wool and other… Read more: Felting Wool Shrinkage - Santa Rug Hooking Pattern
This tall, skinny Santa rug hooking pattern is perfect to make for adding to a vintage wooden board! You can adjust his height to up to 13″. I added a vintage key… Read more: Santa Rug Hooking Pattern - Fall Ornaments Tutorial
In this primitive craft tutorial, I am going to make some spooky fall ornaments for a fall tree. I chose to make a spooky black cat and a jack-o-lantern. These could also… Read more: Fall Ornaments Tutorial
