Amelia June Ferguson (she/her) is a second year MA Fashion student within the Fashion Studies program at TMU and holds a BDes (Hons.) from the TMU Fashion Design program. With a focus on Luneville embroidery hook techniques and 19th century sequin manufacturing, Amelia’s research centers around French haute couture and the making of luxury textiles. This research is thematically informed by Freudian theory focused on stains, decay, fear and desire associated with material culture. Amelia has worked within the Toronto fashion industry over the last decade within the evening wear sector; her professional experiences inform her creative and research pursuits. Amelia’s work incorporates both experimental weaving and embroidery techniques; she uses art-based research methods and deconstructivist philosophies within her creative practice as a way to evolve her beaded art pieces.