I had a piece of felted wool that wasn’t quite orange and it wasn’t quite gold. I knew I would never use it in any primitive crafting project as it was. So, I decided to over dye it to (hopefully) make it a pretty antique gold shade. Watch the Tutorial: Over Dye the Wool: I […]
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No Sew Wool Bowl Filler
In 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 together with some coffee dyed cheesecloth and accented with a rusty bell, star hang tag, and some sweet annie. Watch the Tutorial: Making […]
Cross Stitch Bowl Fillers
In 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 the Cross Stitch Bowl Fillers: I stitched this primitive cross stitch bowl filler pattern and added a cotton fabric backing using the sewing […]
Feed Sack Bowl Fillers Tutorial
In 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 Sack Bowl Fillers: The first step is to choose your feed sack images. I chose to use this set. It has 3 different […]
Punch Needle Finish on a Book
I 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 found a thin hard back book just a little bit larger than my finished punch needle project. Watch the Video: Cover the Book: […]
Spooky Trio Cross Stitch Bowl Fillers Pattern
Here’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 project to stitch for the fall season! Spooky Trio Cross Stitch Pattern: This primitive cross stitch pattern is available in my Etsy shop. […]
Over Dye Plaid Wool to Tone Down Color
In 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 Video Tutorial: Over Dye Plaid Wool: I had some plaid wool that was too vivid for primitive rug hooking. It also wasn’t quite […]
Hanging Punch Needle with a Wool Border
As 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 it with a wool border and make it a hanging project. Watch the Video: Preparing the Punch Needle Project: To prepare the punch […]
