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Throwing Muses 'Bywater' Medium #2 Misprint Tee - Black Reverse Tie-Dye | ElRat/Hersh

Throwing Muses 'Bywater' Medium #2 Misprint Tee - Black Reverse Tie-Dye | ElRat/Hersh

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Throwing Muses 'Bywater' Fish - Meet Freddie Mercury (Rescued Misprint)

🎨 One of a Kind Rescued Misprint - Only from ElRat Designs

*MISPRINT RESCUE* - The TM lettering print is a little patchy, but Freddie Mercury swims on! Please check the photos, this is the actual shirt you are buying. These rescued misprints are hand tied and bleached by ElRat, they have been washed during the process, some more than once, they've have had an imperfect journey to get to where they are, but they are beautiful and unique, just like all of us.

  • Design: Bywater - the moustached amputee goldfish
  • T-Shirt: Black, reverse tie-dyed (one of a kind pattern)
  • Print: Orange ink with patchy TM lettering
  • Size: Medium
  • Status: Rescued misprint - imperfect but beautiful

🐠 Who's Goldfish in the Toilet?

You've heard the story, heard the song, now you can wear the most excellent goldfish that is Freddie Mercury, in all his ElRat-envisaged glory. Even with his slightly imperfect lettering, Freddie Mercury is still heading out to sea on this unique tie-dye beauty. This rescued misprint proves that art doesn't have to be perfect to be loved. Sometimes the most interesting things are the ones that didn't go according to plan.

🎵 I listen to a lot of Hersh music...

and I am often inspired to draw pictures because of them. Sometimes pictures are just pictures, but sometimes they become T-Shirts. This drawing really made me laugh when he first appeared on the page, I didn't expect to capture his character so well. Every Hersh purchase directly funds Kristin Hersh studio time.

🎨 Out of the chaos of my Mind

One of the original four T-shirts that I created for Kristin Hersh. This rescued misprint shows that even imperfect art has beauty - the patchy lettering adds character to an already characterful fish. At ElRat Designs, we believe in rescuing the imperfect rather than scrapping it.

📏 Music is for everyone, and merch should be too (S-6XL Available)

At ElRat Designs, I want as many people as possible to be able to support the things they love. That's why we print every size up to 6XL - because every one deserves to wear their art.

🌱 The ElRat Experience

I am not some faceless company, I am a real person. Every print is hand pulled by me, using eco friendly water based ink. You can always speak to me at any point before, during or after your order is complete, and all items come with a money back guarantee. Every order ships in plastic-free packaging, I usually have some extras hanging around - test prints and the like, I love to send you something a little extra in your package. I always want ElRat packages to be a little sliver of light in the chaos, I only send packages, I would love to receive.

⏳Directly Supports Studio Time

Every Hersh item at ElRat Designs is personally approved by The One Kristin Hersh! Money from every single Hersh item sold, is sent directly to Kristin Hersh, to help pay for studio time.

Support the Art you Love🖤

Be the Strange(l)

🖤Product Features - Misprint Hersh ▼
  • Personally approved by The One Hersh
  • Support Kristin Hersh - Directly funds studio time
  • Sustainable - take a shirt that would be scrapped, and make it marvellous
  • One-of-a-Kind, know that your shirt is unique
  • Hand Tied spiral tie-dye/reverse tie dye
  • Imperfect and beautiful - Real Human Art
  • Size inclusive: S-6XL
  • Eco friendly Water Based ink
  • Machine wash inside out at 30
  • Bargain price one of a kind shirts
  • Money back guarantee
  • Direct artist contact (no AI)
  • Personal customer service at all stages
❓Will it be Gildan or Anthem? ▼

All shirts are Gildan Softstyle, except the following, which are Anthem

  • 6XL all colours
  • 5XL Purple, Teal, Pine Green, Light Blue
  • 4XL Pine Green, Light Blue
  • 3XL Pine Green

If you need a different brand/cut/size please get in touch

👕Gildan Softstyle® Adult Ringspun T-shirt ▼
  • 100% Ring Spun Cotton, 153.0 G/SqM (White 144.0 G/SqM)
  • Yarn Count 30/1
  • Made with our soft ring spun cotton and cotton blends
  • 100% preshrunk cotton (Graphite Heather grey is 50% cotton/ 50% polyester)
  • Softstyle features high stitch density fabric
  • Proud member of the US Cotton Trust Protocol (USCTP) and Better Cotton™
  • Cotton products from Gildan support more sustainable + ethical cotton farming.
  • Soft ring spun fabric feels great against your skin
  • Non-topstitched, narrow width, rib collar
  • Taped neck and shoulders for comfort and durability
  • Modern classic fit, tubular body
  • Country of Origin: Bangladesh
  • Colours may vary slightly from the pictures due to monitor display
👕Anthem Adult Organic Cotton T-shirt ▼
  • 100% Certified Organic Cotton
  • 145gsm
  • Peta approved Vegan
  • Soft-feel finish
  • Ultimate ribbed crew neck.
  • Up to 6XL
  • Chain stitch detailing on the shoulders and nape of the neck
  • Twin-needle stitching to the hem and cuffs
  • Self-coloured size pip
  • Country of Origin: Bangladesh
  • Colours may vary slightly from the pictures due to monitor display
📏Gildan T-shirt Size Chart ▼

Gildan T-shirt Size Chart

Gildan Size Chart

Colours may vary slightly from the pictures due to monitor display

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🎵 Why Choose ElRat Designs

Support Kristin Hersh & her bands with some personally approved merch from ElRat Designs. Every shirt helps fund studio time! in 2024, you sent 67hrs 39m of studio time via ElRat Designs. Hand printed by a strange angel in the UK

🐚What Makes Each One Special

  • Completely unique - No two are alike
  • Hand tied - Spiral dye
  • Rescued and reimagined - Sometimes we need help to see our inner beauty, shirts are no different
  • Authentic character - Some may have had more than one wash while I was working on them
  • Honest pricing - Affordable because they started as misprints, giving everyone the chance to own a One-of-a-Kind shirt

🖤I am a real human

ElRat Designs is an island in an ocean of mass produced fakery and perfection, where all that seems to matter is how much product, that nobody really wants, you can shift. ElRat Designs offers the antidote, I make art that is human. If you are looking for perfection, ElRat Designs is not for you, but if you are looking for something different, for a place where the human element of art still matters, then step into Planet ElRat, and be welcomed with open arms.

If you choose to buy from me, I can guarantee you, you will never have to speak to AI, I am not some faceless company, I am just El, artist and human. You can always contact me at any point, before, during, or after your order is complete. 🎶🎧🖤

✊Hand printed by the artist

Every item is hand-printed by the artist using eco-friendly, water-based ink, and shipped in plastic-free packaging.

All items come with a money back guarantee, because I want more than anything for you to be happy.

Support the Art you Love🖤

ElRat Designs | Be the Strange(l)