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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 14h

Is there going to be a #SecretSantaAoNZ this year? (I hope there is. I really am a sucker for it.)

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 14h

Huge congratulations to Ruth!

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 14h

I have to go make my bed and then go to bed and then go to sleep. I am 51 years old. You'd think I'd have this kind of routine down by now.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 16h

I love how much the fine people of #Kikorangi enjoy their kai. And it doesn’t matter if you mentioned an ingredient and everyone offers up their family recipes or you’ve stated an opinion on which is the best *mite, or whether peas belong in macaroni cheese… We just really want to share. (Marmite)

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 17h

Second PSA for the evening: Cauliflower is cheap right now. You can turn a classic into an “I can’t choose” hybrid and make macaroni AND cauliflower cheese. And if you really want to go overboard, you can add some Gochujang to your cheese sauce. (I also added a little miso. I’m sorry. Try it.)

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 17h

We claimed our free knife from NW today. Now the challenge is to free the knife from its packaging... easier said than done. R is fighting it now, it was too difficult for me. But I'm looking forward to my promised paper thin slices of veges once he manages to get it free.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 21h

PSA petrol is $3.18 at Hutt New World right now.

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They're here! If you love a good tourist tea towel, have we got a treat for you: Ryan has selected his favourite beaches from across the motu to showcase in our newest release of tea towels. We have one each in stock, so get in quick if you don't want to wait! birdandbeach.co.nz/product/acro...

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ADHD Chaos Crafter reporting for duty (I might keep the political stuff to myself but it doesn't mean it isn't there). Who else is in my adventuring party?

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

While I was setting up the new tea towels, I realised I had a couple of draft products waiting for photos, so there are also a couple of new card designs up in the store now too. birdandbeach.co.nz/product-cate...

A screenshot from the Bird and Beach website showing product listings for Elisabeth's Pōhutukawa and Kiwi on the Couch greeting cards.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I got approval for the new photos, so we have new products available over at @birdandbeach.bsky.social . These ones feature R's work. (Even though you can see his name clearly in the quoted post, it still feels WRONG to say his name in full on here after so many years. 😅)

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Helen Beech @beechworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Painting needs a name! Part of the TreeSong series Hit me with your ideas.

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Thalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Please share this update on sewing machine donations! We're up to 783 and aiming for 800 by the end of the year. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

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Hundreds of donated sewing machines and counting

The Sewing Machine Drive aims to reach 800 sewing machines by the end of the years.

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ryan hasn't approved the product shots yet, so consider this a sneak peak of what's to come - Across the motu tea towels, coming to the Bird and Beach website very soon! (And I've just noticed something I need to change in the image file, but c'est la vie!)

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Psssst tomorrow is a wallet sewing kind of day, if you happened to need a new wallet. (Special price is until the end of the month, so you only have a couple more days to take advantage of the deal - great chance to stock up on presents ahead of the giving season!)

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Potato enthusiast 🇵🇸🥔 @br3nda.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Watch this live stream

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is today's Deluxe Waffle actually solvable? I've got words with no vowels. And vowels that don't light up when I move them into ANY of the empty spaces in words.

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Cyn @cyncharron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you’ve got kids studying in Dunedin who aren’t yet enrolled to vote, encourage them to get along to this all ages, alcohol free, voter enrolment music festival. Loads of really great bands in the lineup! (Yes including my kid, but genuinely, lots of great talent.) #nzpol

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Rock The Vote - Live at Southern Lights

An outdoor music festival to encourage youth voter enrolment . raise the youth vote! all ages / alcohol free

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Did you know... ...we added a LOT of new coaster designs just recently AND not only can you order all the bird coasters as individuals or mix and match sets, you can now also order all the Across the motu designs and Focus on flora (yes - the nasturtiums!) too. birdandbeach.co.nz/product-cate...

Screenshot of the product page for the Across the motu coasters. Available designs are:
Blown away
Camp Bay
Castle Point
Diamond Harbour
Oriental Bay
Rangitoto (pictured)
Solace in the wind
St Clair
Sumner
Taylor's Mistake
Wellington houses.

Screenshot of the product page for the Focus on flora coasters. Available designs are:
Kōwhai Ngutukākā
Nasturtiums
Pink roses
Pōhutukawa

A glass of water sits on a square kererū coaster, with piles of the other Classic Bird Portrait coasters in the background. They are all sitting on a wooden sideboard (closely framed to the coasters) with some pearl fairy lights in the background.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Stealing an Instagram meme, even though I just deleted the app again this morning…

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My workroom is chaotic so I am trying to build myself up to going downstairs and doing a big tidy up. I’m not sure I’m up for doing before photos. You might think less of me if you knew how truly chaotic I am on a day-to-day basis.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watching Ted Lasso last night, as you do, and not really being a ball sport person (I don’t have the eyes or the legs for catching or running) I suddenly started wondering… Did they find actors who are good at soccer, soccer players who wanted a bash at acting, or are the key shots body doubles?

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The clouds have been weird this afternoon, but I think we’re about to get treated to a banger of a sunset.

The clouds above the Western Hutt Hills are aglow. There is a patch of blue sky, then the clouds overhead are ominous.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wee reminder that you can get a gorgeous wallet designed and made by me for a very excellent price right now! All designs - both my original fabrics (normally $45) and the kiwiana ones (normally $35) are currently $30 each, flat rate shipping anywhere in Aotearoa is $7.50.

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Ruth McMonagle @ruthmcmonagle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This month's challenge was Blue and Shadey. My design was influenced by pancake ice, that I encountered in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Next month's challenge is yellow and nature. #art #fabric #reuse #recycle #quilt #sew 🇳🇿🪡🧵🧶

Rough pale blue fabric curved shapes with dark indigo shadowing around the edges. The shapes collide with each other, and have a bit of room around the edges.

Detail of the oval shape, small speckles of glitter sparkle in the light, reminding me of the frozen Ross Sea, in Antarctica.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One last one from yesterday… Takahē. Just doing what Takahē do.

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Gemma Matthews - The Sewing Songbird @thesewingsongbird.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A golden glow is about to descend, my embroidery The Lady of Autumn, changing the season as she passes.… Wishing you all a happy autumn equinox! 🪡🌿🍁🍂 #stitchedart #embroidery #autumnequinox #thesewingsongbird

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Kākā. You guessed it, doing what kākā do!

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tuatara doing what tuatara do (not a lot!)

A juvenile tuatara poking out of their burrow in a foliage - mostly daisies - covered bank.

A young adult female tuatara enjoying the Sun outside her burrow.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tīeke doing Tìeke stuff together.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Going to Gift Fair was really valuable in a lot of ways... but it has left the bank account a little short of what I need to start paying for my Christmas markets. So I have a deal for you! Put $30 (+P&P) in my bank account and I'll send you a brand new wallet! www.thesewphist.com/product-cate...

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ever wanted to see our full range of tea towels all in one place? Here, I made this for you! I've also just updated all the stock levels on our website. The only ones not available on the website are Across the Motu - we're waiting on product photography. (Ruru is sold out but you can backorder).

The Classic Bird Portraits range of tea towels in our catalogue.

The Focus on Flora and Absurbirdies ranges of tea towels in our catalogue.

The Across the Motu (mostly beaches) range of tea towels in our catalogue. There is also a larger photo of the Wellington Bucket Fountain Tea Towel displayed on a clothesline.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

@icobbleclogs.bsky.social Your bio has just made me realise that the footwear that I've been thinking I need for the last couple of years is, in fact, clogs. I had forgotten about their existence! And while it's highly unlikely I can afford any of yours... do you have a link?

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tonight’s adventure with not-meat, is not-meat at all. I’m making chocolate chip cookies from a recipe in Cookie Monster’s book. It seems to be quite a generous recipe, so half of it is going into the freezer. The rest needs to chill for an hour.

Book: Cookie Monster’s Guide to Life - the Joy of Cookies. There is a photo of Cookie Monster looking pensive, and a large bite out of the top right corner.

The ingredients in my mixer. The butter, sugar and eggs have been beaten together, and the dry ingredients (including chocolate chips) measured out on top.

The dough rolled into three logs ready for chilling. The two smaller ones are in cling wrap to go in the freezer, the half-batch roll at the front into the fridge.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Is it still proportional representation voting for BOTY? I used to love voting, I even was a campaign manager one year… My chosen bird grows up on the same river I did. Easy choice. But how to choose 4 more amongst all the others when they’re all my favourite?? It’s too stressful for me!

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I see no flaws in the first statement. My beloved still brings me beautifully shaped pebbles and stones that he finds. There have been a couple of the shiny ones too, but more appropriately sized for reality than de Beers would have you believe.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I found a Rarity-77 word worth 90 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 851 points · 10 rare words. Only 24 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 5 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/RKFRKX

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OUTLIER · Day 121

when scored 851 on Day 121. Can you beat them?

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Rex Chapman @rexchapman.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

This is wild…

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You’ll have to imagine the bleep, but 100% appreciate @ianhenderson.bsky.social’ s sentiment here: we’re big fans of customers who shop small, shop local, and shop early! 🩵🩵

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I feel duty-bound to tell you that S4E6 of Ted Lasso has one of the funniest scenes I have ever watched on telly. I nearly gave myself an asthma attack laughing at Keely and Rebecca’s exchange about men and dancing.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’re out and about taking photos for @birdandbeach.bsky.social inspiration today, but 20 years ago all the cameras were focused on us.

A bride and groom side on; they are holding very long beeswax candles and wearing Orthodox wedding crowns and looking very serious.

The bride and groom leaving the church, each carrying a giant candle, and gazing at each other. The bride is carrying a bouquet made from anthuriums/flamingo flowers.

The bride and groom standing in the grounds of St Simon and St Jude’s church. It is very rural. Elisabeth’s parents’ free-range rooster and chooks have wandered over for a look.

The bride and groom looking happy and relaxed in the red leather interior of a classic Jaguar.

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ryan is on duty.

Photo taken from behind of Ryan’s head and shoulders as he lives up the perfect shot of Huka Falls.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Things are looking rather lovely from where I’m sitting.

A mocktail with pineapple and cherries; a kindly looking Ryan.

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Would you like to see what our packaging looks like when you buy a set of 4 coasters from us? Designed inhouse - by Elisabeth, who is showing off one of Ryan's sets here.

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I let myself get cold working downstairs, and I finally started warming up from dinner but not I have to get changed to go teach Pilates, but I’m still too brrr to want to remove any clothing layers. Wish me luck! (Also, if you’re in Wellington, and in want of a Pilates teacher… think of me?)

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