[tigerb]

I found my copy of Bead and Sequin Embroidery Stitches and the author has all of six paragraphs on what he calls "cut outs". He recommends ironing interfacing on the back of your fabric (no recommendations as to what) prior to doing the beading. But the book has some excellent diagrams and beautiful photographs of different effects you can get with beads and sequins. (I was reading it last night while the silk was in the fuschia bucket.)