Jennifer Fairbanks, the visionary founder of Porcelynne, is returning for another exciting retreat. With a mission to make Porcelynne a household name, Jennifer offers an expansive range of sewing patterns and enriching educational content, including comprehensive books and courses. Her dedication to serving home sewists and small manufacturers with ethically sourced materials and size-inclusive patterns has earned her a loyal following. Jennifer’s workshops are not just about products; they are about creating a movement and fostering a nurturing environment for all. Her deep knowledge and genuine concern for the community shine through in every session she leads.

Monica Bravo is a bra and garment engineer and the founder of BravoBella, LLC. Her life-long passion is guiding and empowering creative people.

With 40 years in the sewing industry and over 30 years designing, fitting, and teaching bra-making, Monica loves to help people move from feeling overwhelmed and frustrated in their creative journey to growing in confidence and understanding of the fit and design process to making beautiful, supportive bras and garments for themselves and others.

Monica’s teachings have been featured in leading publications such as Threads, Sew it All, and Burda, and she has taught for a wide variety of groups and audiences, including the American Sewing Guild, SewExpo, and multiple in-person retreats and events.

She brings a fresh perspective to the bra and garment sewing world with her career training and experience in math, science, and engineering, and has applied these theories to successfully create patterns and fit thousands of real women.

Monica squeezes her creative endeavors in between a very full life as a single mom managing a menagerie of marvelous mayhem that includes her two homeschooled tween boys, a black dog named Luna, a black cat named Luna, and a hedgehog. This little clan can often be found on soccer fields, taekwondo mats, and roaming in search of new adventures.

Morrison Jackson’s love for sewing was first sparked by watching her mother, a lifelong sewist, and nurtured further through Home Economics classes in school. Inspired by the elegance of old black-and-white films, Morrison found herself captivated by the silhouettes and details of vintage costumes, often imagining the colors behind the monochrome screen. By age 15, she was already sewing professionally—working in a factory to help fund her education, creating uniforms for restaurants and cocktail lounges.

Driven by a deep love of design, Morrison went on to earn a BFA in Theatre and a BA in Fashion Design from Stephens College, followed by an MFA in Costume Design from the University of Southern California. Her career blossomed in Los Angeles, where she designed award-winning costumes for stage productions and worked behind the scenes in film and television.

Morrison’s diverse experience includes pattern making for children’s and junior knitwear brands, as well as sewing costumes for Broadway, movies, and live stage shows. Notable highlights include crafting corsets for the Pussycat Dolls’ Las Vegas production, sewing for the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Peter Pan, and designing the tiniest of costumes for Stuart Little—a 4-inch-tall creation that remains one of her favorite challenges.

A passionate educator, Morrison has spent over two decades teaching in college-level Fashion and Costume Design departments across Los Angeles. Her desire to foster creativity and build technical skills in others led her to open The Little Sewing Room in 2012, a studio founded on the belief that well-made, beautifully fitted clothing can be a joyful, empowering experience for all.

With a meticulous eye for detail and a heart rooted in storytelling through fabric, Morrison continues to inspire sewists of all levels to bring their unique visions to life.