Beading on stretchy fabric - how to do it?

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Trying to be brief...

Ultimately I want to make some scarves and/or cushion covers from crushed velvet, and I'd like to add an outline bead design to them. However, the velvet is knitted and so has a very pronounced 2-way stretch. I think I can see how to do the beading, but most of the instructions start by telling me to put the fabric in an embroidery hoop and pull it tight...

So, any ideas on the best way forward? This is something I have no experience of trying to do, but at the moment I'm thinking either stabilising the area to be embroidered with interfacing or doing the design on something sheer (although I keep thinking organza, and the way that frays I'm not sure I wouldn't make as many problems as I solved...) that I then sew on the top.

I'm planning on putting a backing/lining on the scarves, so the back of the embroidery won't be visible on either item.

The care label on the velvet had an "empty" iron symbol - not sure what that means officially, but when I tried to iron a bit it did need a VERY low heat. I'm not sure if that means that fusible interface just won't work or if it means it won't stay stuck securely for too long.

If anyone has any advice or suggestions (or can tell me now that this will be a nightmare and I should abandon it now!) they'll be gratefully received.

Thanks

I think you would need (as you say)some sort of backing to supprt the fabric or the alternative would be to sew the beads on individually.you could simply interline/back with a rigid fabric and not worry about the iron on stuff.The stitching of the beading and the edge hems would hold all three layers together.does that make sense?

errr....

In my mind the beading thread didn't show through on the back of the scarf. So I was going to do the beading on the velvet (and whatever interfacing), and then do the hemming so that all the workings were tucked away out of sight. My interpretation of what you've written is that I finish the sewing and then do the beading?

The iron on interfacing was attractive as it seemed an easy way to stop the velvet stretching over the are I wanted to bead. My brain isn't quite catching how this works if the interface isn't secured to the velvet. I'm loathe to do each bead individually as I'm a bit scared of how long its going to take!

Sorry - that all sounds incredibly negative. I really do appreciate the suggestions - I'm just suspecting I've got hold of the wrong end of the stick...

I imagined you beading one side of the fabric and then having the reverse side inside the scarf with a different fabric the other side,so after beading the velvet side using backing tacked on at the edges,then sewing it together with the different fabric that would make up the reverse of the scarf at all four edges thus holding the backing etc all together in the middle. and hiding the workings of the beading.Like making a pillowcase with a double layer of fabric one side.