Fresh Cercle

🌿 Mary Ann -- two names, no ‘e’

If we haven’t met yet, I’m Mary Ann Stewart, a fiber artist, stitcher, and maker of slow, soulful things.

I craft bespoke and small-batch pieces using textiles that are found, repurposed, foraged, garden-grown, or ethically sourced. Each material carries a story. Each stitch holds intention.

Rooted in sustainability and reverence for nature, my work is a quiet rebellion against disposable fashion. I help nature lovers reflect their values through style that feels meaningful, grounded, and beautifully their own.

I believe fashion can be a force for repair.

Through my art and advocacy, I work to advance laws and systems that honor the earth and protect the people behind our clothing. When we wear with intention, we vote for a more just and regenerative future.

But conscious fashion is more than fabric, it’s a language of connection. It speaks of ecosystems, ancestry, memory, and possibility.

Since 2015, I’ve been steeped in botanical dyeing and printing on organic materials, crafting one-of-a-kind pieces that carry the spirit of the land they came from. My process blends earth, mineral, and creature: wool and silk, cochineal and marigold, rust and root.

Each piece holds beauty and belonging. A reminder that we’re not separate from nature… we’re stitched into its fabric.

When you choose one of my works, you’re not just supporting sustainable fashion. You’re joining a movement toward deeper care, slower creation, and a renewed commitment to our shared planet.

I invite you to explore about me and my work at the links offered on this page.

California friends -- we need this🔥

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More of this, please✨

✨ Want to integrate more meaning into your community events or teaching spaces?

Start with metaphor.

✨ Visible mending isn’t just a stitch, it’s a signal. When we mend what’s torn in public, we're saying: “repair is possible.”

Use that same principle in your next gathering. 

✨ You don’t need to be a craftsperson to create connection... just start with what’s frayed.

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Longer days, warmer nights, coaxing open the iris buds and reminding us that cycles hold wisdom.

In the quiet moments between stitches, I’ve been thinking about how repair is a kind of remembering.

Not just of the fabric, but of ourselves.

🧵 A frayed edge that calls us back to a moment we thought we’d forgotten.

🪡 A patch placed with care, marking growth.

🧵 Colors chosen not only to match, but to speak.

Mending is more than a skill.

It’s a reverence.

🪡 What are you mending today? A frayed hem? A worn-out thought? Our tattered democracy? They all deserve care.✨

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A fresh post on the blog today

Discovering the Sacred Space of Mom’s Fabric Stash I maneuvered the janky sliding door, pulled on the bare lightbulb’s chain, and… stood in the closet — utterly amazed! — then, on tiptoe, ran my hands s l o w l y down those…

Let's focus on challenging assumptions about mending garments and exploring new possibilities in sustainable fashion.

🪡 Repair, don't replace.

🧵Mending garments is not just about fixing what's broken—it's about seeing new possibilities in what you already have.

💚 What's one piece in your closet you'd like to give new life to? Comment below!

By age six-and-a-half, Mom was teaching me how to use her Singer sewing machine, and before I was 8 years old, I successfully put in my first zipper.⁣
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By age eight she had shown me how to knit and crochet, embroider, bake, and cook.⁣
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Over time, I added to my portfolio calligraphy, book arts, collaborative art-making...and so much more!
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When I entered high school (we had just moved to Massachusetts from Ohio) and I had made one neighborhood friend -- I asked her if she wanted to start an ecology club with me.⁣
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She said yes -- and got her older sister who got some of her friends to join us.⁣
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These two things from my youth -- making by hand and advocacy for the future -- are what fresh cercle is about⁣.
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Celebrate the beauty of handmade and the power of creating for the future. How are you shaping your world with your hands? Share and inspire each other — drop your thoughts below!

🌿 Threads of Change 🌿  

✨ It's time to transform fashion for the better! Embrace the DIY mindset and reclaim your relationship with clothing.

💚 By honing your skills and advocating for sustainability, you can reduce waste, promote conscious consumption, and empower lasting change in the world of fashion.  

🪡 Let's stitch together a future that's stylish, sustainable, and uniquely yours!