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:
One of the things to figure out when beginning punching is how to go about punching the details in a Read more
One of the most commonly asked questions I receive from new punchers is why their punch needle loops aren't staying Read more
My newest punch needle pattern is a mixed - media piece with punch needle, embroidery, and felted wool all together Read more
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Rug Hooking:
Because I was completely out of any striped wools to use for a background on a rug hooking project, I Read more
If you have been hooking or punching with a gripper strip frame, you know how sharp those gripper strip teeth Read more
In this post, my Mom, an avid rug hooker, will be joining us again with another rug hooking tutorial. She Read more
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Cross Stitch:
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Primitive Crafts
A few weeks ago at an auction, I bought some antique wooden buckets that are falling apart. I got them Read more
In this makeover post with video, I will show you how I turned an old shipping crate into a bookcase Read more
I love the look of salt glazed crocks. But they are hard to find and when I do find them, 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
