This tutorial is written in English and Bahasa Melayu. Please refer to the italicized text for English and regular text for Bahasa Melayu.
Tutorial ini ditulis dalam dwibahasa. Lihat teks italic bagi tutorial dalam Bahasa Inggeris, dan teks biasa bagi tutorial dalam Bahasa Melayu.
Any sewing machine can be used for this step because all you need is a straight stitch. In this tutorial, I use a Brother A150 sewing machine.
Anda boleh menggunakan apa-apa mesin jahit yang mempunyai jahitan lurus untuk langkah ini. Dalam tutorial ini, saya gunakan mesin Brother A150.
After cutting the fabric, set your machine to the longest stitch length, normally around 4 or 5. Before you start sewing, make sure to leave a long length of thread around 3-4 inches.
Selepas potong kain, setkan panjang jahitan di mesin jahit kepada yang paling panjang, biasanya 4 atau 5. Sebelum memulakan jahitan, lebihkan benang jarum dan bobbin 3-4 inci.
Sew one straight stitch 1/4inch from the edge of the fabric. Do not backstitch at the beginning and the end.
Jahit 1 jahitan lurus 1/4 inci dari sisi kain. Tak perlu matikan jahitan di permulaan dan hujung jahitan.
Then sew another straight stitch 1/8inch from the first stitch line.
Kemudian jahit 1 lagi jahitan 1/8 inci dari jahitan yang pertama tadi.
Grab both bobbin threads at one side and pull the fabric to the other side. You will want to do this from both ends, one at a time. You will end up pulling the strings (thread) out if you do it from only one side. When pulling the fabric while holding the thread, the fabric will start to gather up. Keep going until you reach the length you want.
Pegang benang bobbin 1 sisi dan Tarik kain ke arah berlawanan. Anda perlu melalukan langkah ini di kedua-dua bahagian. Kain akan mula menjadi kedut apabila ianya ditarik. Sambung tarik hingga ianya menjadi ukuran panjang yang dikehehendaki.
Once the length of the fabric (after gathered) is at the right size, tie both threads at one end. It is recommended to tie all four strings (threads) together. This will keep the gathers from coming out while you adjust it later or attaching it to the other fabric such as band/cuff or bodice (for gathered dress)
Apabila panjang kain yang dikedutkan sama dengan ukuran yang dikehendaki, ikat benang di hujung kain. Ikat keempat-empat benang. Langkah ini untuk mengelakkan kedutkan kain terlerai ketika anda mengemaskan kedutan atau ketika menyambungkan kain ke kain yang lain seperti band/cuff atau badan baju.
Move the gathers around to make it neat and even.
Kemaskan kedutan supaya ianya nampak seragam.
You can also just sew one straight line along the edge of fabric that you wish to gather. But it looks nicer with two or more stitches. The picture below shows the result of gathering using single stitch.
Anda juga boleh menjahit 1 garisan jahitan sahaja tetapi ianya Nampak lebih cantik dan kemas sekiranya menggunakan 2 atau lebih jahitan. Gambar di bawah adalah gambar 1 garisan jahitan.
