I learned from my mother how to bead and we've always used the same thing,baby burp clothes. Though you bead on them they way you bought them. Do not wash them then try to bead on them, the bead work will not hold tight, it will turn out very sloppy. However the cool part about sewing on burp blankets is, it the bead work gets wet, it will stay the way you stitched:) Be aware, they do sell white burp blankets, but even if they are colored, you WILL NOT see the color through the bead work. So don't run around trying to find what is necessarily needed.Some are brave and stitch on hide (its very thick and hard to push through) then before putting the backing on they cut out a piece of cardboard to hold the bead work stiff. For backing I use hide, it looks nice, smells good and lasts a long time. here's a picture below
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