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popinjay, scat puddling 27 Jul 2013 | 11:00 am
If you are on butterfly watch on a trail, the best place to spot them would be over rotten fruits—or animal scats. Butterflies do mud puddling for their sodium/salt intake. Probably for similar reason...
the big bumble bee and the little honey bee 9 Jul 2013 | 07:14 pm
Who’s in first? A bumble bee and a dwarf honey bee competing for nectar. Bumble bees and the dwarf honey bees belong to the same family, apidae, which includes the common honey bees too. Species 1:...
common yellow swallowtail 15 Jun 2013 | 08:29 am
The swallowtail family of butterflies include the largest butterflies in the world. The common yellow swallowtail here is a widespread species, through Asia, Europe and North America. The image here i...
gaudy baron 9 Jun 2013 | 10:35 am
It is gaudy, and it is a baron! The gaudy baron has a splash of iridescent colors on its hindwings. The image here is of a female baron near a puddle. Butterflies show affinity to wet substrates to ga...
needles 10 May 2013 | 10:22 am
A needle is the main stitching tool that has been used since times immemorial. Needles have a sharp tip at one end which is used to pierce through the fabric. The other end of the needle has a small h...
glossary 10 May 2013 | 10:19 am
This section will give you information of the various terms and tools you can associate with hand embroidery. I have tried to keep it as simple as possible without sophisticating with too much details...
lantern stitch 8 May 2013 | 08:31 am
This stitch is just an extension of the radiating stitch. You can say it is like mirror images of the radiating stitches, made to look like a lantern. The Lantern stitch can be used to make simple mot...
the indian moon moth 7 May 2013 | 08:46 pm
With its large, cherubic features and long trailing tails, the moon moths are one of the prettiest among moths. The Indian Moon Moth belong to the family Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, whi...
threaded arrow head stitch 30 Apr 2013 | 10:30 am
This is a decorative version of the arrow head stitch. Again, it can be used to creative beautiful out linings or borders. You need to know the arrow head stitch to be able to continue with this tutor...
arrow head stitch 8 Apr 2013 | 05:17 pm
This stitch can be easily done to make a variety of effects. As the name suggests, two straight stitches are connected to form an arrow shape. A series of such arrows can create nice looking borders o...
