Beaded scalloped sleeve

My gown is inspired by the art deco era. I designed the beading in adobe illustrator and printed it out for reference, and tried to maintain the art deco look/feel with the aesthetic of the beading. The scalloped beaded sleeves proved to be very difficult because I've never beaded silk chiffon before. It's extremely hard to work with. I ended up fray checking the edges and spraying the cut sleeve pieces with starch to stiffen it up enough to work with. Here are the steps:

1) trace the pattern onto the chiffon with pencil.
2) baste stitch the scalloped edges to make it easier to press the scalloped shape.
3) snip around each scallop up to the baste stitched line (also to make pressing easier and to maintain the curved shape)
4) press carefully, 1/4" at a time.
5) use a seam ripper to cut the baste stitching and remove it one small section at a time (so as not to damage the delicate chiffon)
6) bead!!