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UK based artist, making original shirts. Screen printed by hand in the UK email: [email protected] provider of @kristinhersh.bsky.social approved Merch Fully GPSR compliant Elratdesigns.co.uk https://linktr.ee/ElRatDesigns

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · Feb 17

Get ready for the upcoming Throwing Muses tour, & support @kristinhersh.bsky.social studio time, with some hand printed merch from @elratdesigns.co.uk

We have no fewer than 9 @throwingmuses.bsky.social shirt options

Be the strange(l)

www.kristinhersh.com/tour

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 5h

Online now

@50footwave.bsky.social "Black Pearl" handwritten @kristinhersh.bsky.social especially for this Shirt. Hand printed Pearl ink on Black shirt. Handwritten 50 foot wave on the back.

Every Hersh shirt sold, directly funds studio time.

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The Kristin Hersh Archives @thekharchives.bsky.social · 5h

Here you can listen to a bootleg recording of the show, where Kristin premiered a few unreleased songs at the time such as 'Me and My Charms', 'Teller' and 'The Letter'.

Kristin Hersh - 1992-07-03 - Borderline, London (Dave on Bongos) [lossy] : Kristin Hersh : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Kristin Hersh with Dave Narcizo on bongosBorderline, London3rd July 1992Setlist01. Call me (Instrumental)02. Juno03. Same Sun04. Soap and water05. Pearl06....

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The Kristin Hersh Archives @thekharchives.bsky.social · 5h

Stills: @kristinhersh.bsky.social by Jonathan Winter at The Borderline in London, July 3rd 1992. This was a rare solo show while promoting the forthcoming "Red Heaven" and Dave Narcizo played drums on several songs (it’s wrongly stated in a few places that he played bongos).

THE KRISTIN HERSH ARCHIVES

Kristin Hersh. Photographed by Jonathan Winter at The Borderline in London on July 3rd 1992. This was a rare solo show while promoting the forthcoming release of Red Heaven (4AD/Sire) and Dave Narcizo...

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 21h

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 21h

morning xo

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The Kristin Hersh Archives @thekharchives.bsky.social · 1d

Press: Long Jon reviews @throwingmuses.bsky.social's "Doghouse Cassette" for Oh No! Noho!, December 1985 issue. #TMDoghouse40

THE KRISTIN HERSH ARCHIVES

Throwing Muses. Long Jon reviews The Doghouse Cassette for Oh No! Noho!, December 1985 issue.

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The Kristin Hersh Archives @thekharchives.bsky.social · 1d

Press: @kristinhersh.bsky.social interviewed by Neva Chonin for Option magazine, November 1996 issue. Pictures by Michael Sexton. From Scott Hamilton’s collection, sent by Sona Avakian.

THE KRISTIN HERSH ARCHIVES

Throwing Muses. Kristin Hersh interviewed by Neva Chonin for Option magazine, November 1996 issue. Pictures by Michael Sexton. From Scott Hamilton's collection, sent by Sona Avakian.

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 1d

Online now

One of a kind Splatter Print art shirts

Hand printed in wild unplanned ElRat style, using eco friendly water based inks as always. only a small number listed so far, but im working on expanding the size options as we speak.

ElRatDesigns.co.uk/collections/splatterprints

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 1d

thank you, Strange Angels
📷 Steve Rizzo
kristinhersh.com

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 1d

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 1d

morning xo

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 2d

The noisy end of the Hershverse

@50footwave.bsky.social "Staring into the Sun"

More fippy things available

@kristinhersh.bsky.social

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 2d

morning xo

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 3d

Burning screens this morning, wearing one of my many printing shirts.

you can order your @throwingmuses.bsky.social Bywater shirt in fluorescent ink, it won't have the snailhead print under... Though it does look cool so you could if you wanted.

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Be the Strange

ElRat wearing one of her messy printing shirts. It's under UV light so you can see the @throwingmuses.bsky.socisl Bywater fish shirt, in fluorescent orange, there is a snailhead print under it and some messy ink splats around. ElRatDesigns.co.uk hand printed human art t-shirt.

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 3d

morning xo

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 4d

Shipped this week

Some new @kristinhersh.bsky.social "Sunny Border Blue" shirts

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 4d

my son Wyatt (@chimaera_sight on Instagram) is an environmental mapper and data analyst who organizes information into beautiful, graspable images…please reach out if this interests you, it’s truly amazing stuff

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 5d

Zoom interview: “Is there any animal you don’t like?”
me: “I’ve known some self-absorbed turtles and a couple defensive rainbow boas…but I still liked them”
him: “Can animals be jerks?”
me: “Hummingbirds are jerks”
him: “Want me to write that down?”
me: “Please don’t”

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 5d

Happy Friday!

@throwingmuses.bsky.social "Shark" live at Esquires Bedford, 27th August 2025

The One @kristinhersh.bsky.social is bringing the Throwing Muses to the US, Racket NYC on the 8th November. Don't miss it if you can possibly help it.

KristinHersh.com/Tour

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Throwing Muses "Shark" live at Bedford Esquires 27th August 2025

YouTube video by ElRat Designs

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 5d

The @throwingmuses.bsky.social are playing a US show at @racketnewyork.bsky.social on November 8th in support of "Moonlight Concessions"

The only confirmed US date Life is chaos, let's not miss our chances to hear The One @kristinhersh.bsky.social playing live

👉Kristinhersh.com/tour

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 6d

I love seeing a wild shirt!

This wonderful person sent me a pic of his @kristinhersh.bsky.social "your ghost" shirt.

One of a kind built using the "design your own" page. Loads of options available.

Every Hersh shirt directly funds studio time.

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Miffedskatz @miffedskatz.bsky.social · 7d

Me first please!

ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 7d

New @50footwave.bsky.social "Black Pearl" Tee online now

Handwritten by @kristinhersh.bsky.social especially for this T-Shirt from @ElRatDesigns

Every Hersh shirt directly funds studio time. Hand printed in the UK

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🎶50 foot wave "Black Pearl
🎥 ElRat Designs

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ElRat Designs @elratdesigns.co.uk · 7d

I've got you covered mate⚫🖤

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