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
In this punch needle craft tutorial, I will show you how I made a primitive punch needle Valentine gift tag. Read more
A great way to finish punch needle projects is to add a wool border to the edge. It is easy Read more
Have you wanted to resize punch needle patterns, but not known how? Sometimes, I love a pattern, but it isn't 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
How much shrinkage should you expect when felting wool for rug hooking, applique, or other projects? Not surprisingly, it will Read more
If you have been hooking or punching with a gripper strip frame, you know how sharp those gripper strip teeth Read more
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Primitive Crafts
In this DIY tutorial, I will be showing you how to make these wooden spool Christmas trees. These are an Read more
Today, I listed this Primitive wool sheep craft kit for sale in my Etsy shop. This primitive craft kit includes Read more
In this craft tutorial, I am going to make some retro inspired Christmas ornaments out of miniature bottle brush Christmas Read more
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From the Blog:
- 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 - Antique Needle Book Tutorial:
My mom has an adorable antique Victorian needle book. The cover of the needle book is made from perforated paper, which was popular for embroidery in the Victorian era. I happen to… Read more: Antique Needle Book Tutorial: - Primitive Spring Decor Makeover – with Hooked Rug Carrot
I had some vintage decor that needed a makeover so I decided to turn it into a primitive spring fresh carrot sign complete with a hooked rug carrot! It is amazing what… Read more: Primitive Spring Decor Makeover – with Hooked Rug Carrot
