About PFAFF


It's good when a brand has been around a long time. It's even better when it doesn't  show its age.

There are many reasons behind the success of a brand like Pfaff. It's a brand with over 140 years of development behind it and a consistent presence in the marketplace. It has a special air of familiarity, security and reliable quality.

Today's world overloads all of our senses. It reflects the spirit of the times. How do people live their lives, what did they think yesterday, what will they do tomorrow? What's in and what's out, and most important of all: what do people want? Pfaff sewing machines are part of this world, because there is one thing that never goes out of style: The search for individuality. Welcome to the world of Pfaff.




PFAFF Creative Sensation™


- Expect the unexpected - Spacious. bright. precise. That is what the PFAFF® brand stands for. Discover a new freedom when sewing, the brilliance and clarity of the most modern technology, and more perfect results than ever before.

Embroidery

More than 330 embroidery and quilting designs are included in the repertoire of the PFAFF® creative sensation™ sewing and embroidery machine – but that is just the beginning.

- ActivStitch™ Technology - ActivStitch™ Technology has revolutionized embroidery, bringing more precision than ever before. Special sensors measure the thickness of the fabric under the presser foot. The thread metering system automatically regulates the amount of thread used. The needle thread and bobbin thread are optimally looped together. The results are impressive. ActivStitch™ Technology delivers perfect embroidery, even with challenging novelty threads.

- Shape creator™ feature - When a design element follows a shape, the result is a marvelous, uniquely beautiful creation. The PFAFF® creative sensation™ sewing and embroidery machine can do this in just a few steps. Choose from more than 50 exclusive shapes, ncluding letters. Then, select any of the machine’s extensive array of builtin stitches and embroidery designs. Combine for your original creation. The Shape Creator™ feature will awaken the joy of experimenting and will yield many exciting surprises!

One stitch arrangement – so many possibilities!
See for yourself how design elements transform into multiple beautiful embroideries right before your eyes. Place design elements above the shape line, centered on the shape line or below the shape line for a distinct look. many more possibilities are just waiting to be discovered.

- Shape Creator™ Applique feature - Revolutionary! Choose a shape or a letter included in the unique Shape Creator™ feature. The PFAFF® creative sensation™ sewing and embroidery machine automatically places the stitch or design of your choice around the entire shape. All you have to do is trim away the fabric – and you’re done.

- creative signature™ programs - The PFAFF® creative signature™ programs represent a group of specialized features that empower sewers to create, customize and personalize their sewing and embroidery ideas for unlimited possibilities. Here are some examples:

Mirror – Flip the designs side to side and/or end to end for even more possibilities.
Embroidery design resize – Enlarge or reduce designs, stitch count is automatically recalculated.
Rotate – Rotate by 1 degree increments for precise adjustments.
Change stitch-out order – Select several embroidery designs to embroider in one hooping, they don’t even have to be in order. After you’re done with your editing you can select the stitch-out order.

- Precise positioning - Place every embroidery design exactly where you want it. Easily match multiple hoopings to create embroideries of unlimited size.

- Undo/Redo in embroidery editing - This is a feature all really longed for. To assist you when creating your embroidery combinations.

- 330 embriodery designs - More than 330 fantastic embroidery designs – Created by fashion designers for the PFAFF® creative sensation™ sewing and embroidery machine. The built-in embroidery designs are grouped into three different categories, machine designs, mini designs and quilting designs.

Large Embroidery Area - The PFAFF® creative sensation™ sewing and embroidery machine features a large embroidery area - up to 360 x 350mm. Embroider your unique, personal creations in one hooping.

Sewing

Redefining sewing, the PFAFF® creative sensation™ machine is the ultimate tool for artistic expression. With new and unique features such as stacking stitches and optimized feeding and more than 650 decorative stitches, it's all about professional results - and creating your own masterpiece.

- Optimized feeding - For thick layers and small piecing. The feed dogs are always in perfect and equal contact with the fabric and presser foot. This ensures smooth, even stitches as you sew through varying layer of fabric.

- Original IDT™ System - Absolutely even fabric feed from both the top and the bottom.

The time-tested PFAFF® IDT™ System and a highly developed sensor technology guarantee optimal feeding of all kinds of fabrics. Everything stays in place whether you are working with fine fabrics or multiple layers. Quilt blocks and seams will match perfectly in every quilt project. Sew smoothly and evenly over heavy seams on denim, with no problems.

- Stitch creator™ - Create your own entirely new 9 mm stitches or edit any of the built-in stitches. Watch every step on the large PFAFF® creative™ Color Touch Screen. Vary the look with unlimited possibilities.

- Stacking Stitches - Sew beautiful decorative stitches in two colors. The stacking stitches consist of pairs of stitches that are designed to be sewn on top of each other!

creative™ signature programs - The PFAFF® creative signature™ programs represent a group of specialized features that empower sewers to create, customize and personalize their sewing and embroidery ideas for unlimited possibilities. Here are some examples:

Tapering on all 9mm decorative stitches – Taper at the beginning and/or at the end of any stitch. Change the angle of taper for unlimited creative opportunities. You can even embroider wonderful tapers in the hoop.
Mirror image of stitches – Flip the stitch side to side and/or end to end for even more creative possibilities.
Patchwork program – Sew your seam and the PFAFF® creative sensation™ sewing and embroidery machine will remember the seam length to repeat over and over. Use with utility or decorative stitches for special effects.

- Over 600 decorative stitches - Imaginative, unique, and unbelievably beautiful – discover the more than 650 stitches in the machine. In addition to the sought-after PFAFF® Maxi stitches, the elegant Needle Art, Quilt and Decorative Stitches, you‘ll also find entirely new stitches, such as the unique Stacking Stitches.

- Large sewing space - The PFAFF® creative sensation™ sewing and embroidery machine is the perfect choice for quilters, home dec sewers, fashion enthusiasts – anyone who creates. The sewing area to the right of the needle is supersized for sewing large amounts of fabric or batting.

- Professional buttonholes - Select from 19 different buttonholes. Sensormatic buttonhole foot, buttonhole columns are sewn in the same direction for precise stitch quality.

- 9mm high quality stitches - Unique and beautiful high quality stitches including some that look like vintage hand work.

Quilting

The best part of quilting is the interplay of colors, patterns and embellishments. Our designers have developed new quilting stitches and embroidery designs - especially for quilting - with almost unsurpassable beauty and perfection. As if by magic, stitched artworks are added to your quilt, leaving their fascinating unmistakable mark. Needless to say, the PFAFF® creative sensation™ machine is the quilter's dream.

- Optimized feeding - For thick layers and small piecing. The feed dogs are always in perfect and equal contact with the fabric and presser foot. This ensures smooth, even stitches as you sew through varying layer of fabric.

- Original IDT™ System - Absolutely even fabric feed from both the top and the bottom.

The time-tested PFAFF® IDT™ System and a highly developed sensor technology guarantee optimal feeding of all kinds of fabrics. Everything stays in place whether you are working with fine fabrics or multiple layers. Quilt blocks and seams will match perfectly in every quilt project. Sew smoothly and evenly over heavy seams on denim, with no problems.

- Extraordinary Size - The PFAFF® creative sensation™ sewing and embroidery machine is the perfect choice for quilters, home dec sewers, fashion enthusiasts – anyone who creates. The sewing area to the right of the needle is supersized for sewing large amounts of fabric or batting.

- Free motion-sewing - Three modes for freemotion quilting, thread painting or darning. Select the best mode for your specific technique and the machine will automatically be set.

- Automatic presserfoot lift -The machine raises and lowers the presser foot automatically for easy guiding of your project while your hands are busy guiding the fabric.

- Knee lift - Raises the presser foot with an easy movement, allowing you to keep your hands on your project.

- Quilt stitches - Choose from a wide variety of decorative stitches: from antique hand embroidery, crazy patchwork and stippling stitches, with a typically hand-made character - the possibilities are endless.

- Straight stitch needle plate - Two large stitch plates included – One standard stitch plate that features seam markings to the left and right of the needle and one straight stitch needle plate that is great for piecing and quilting.

The machine is also equipped with a sensor for the straight stitch needle plate, which automatically sets the machine in straight stitch mode when the straight stitch needle plate is attached.

The Machine

When it comes to technology, the PFAFF® creative sensation™ machine has it all: Optimized feeding performance, the original IDT™, ActivStitch™ Technology, Soft Touch™ Buttons, the PFAFF® creative™ Color Touch Screen, and a completely reinvented graphical user interface. But what's really revolutionary - well, it's what you can do with it. So where will you go from here? It's up to you.

- ActivStitch™ Technology - ActivStitch™ Technology has revolutionized embroidery, bringing more precision than ever before. Special sensors measure the thickness of the fabric under the presser foot. The thread metering system automatically regulates the amount of thread used. The needle thread and bobbin thread are optimally looped together. The results are impressive. ActivStitch™ Technology delivers perfect embroidery, even with challenging novelty threads.

- creative™ ColorTouch Screen - The PFAFF® creative™ Color Touch Screen is brilliant! The clear, high resolution display shows stitches in actual size and embroidery designs in true color. The intuitive layout is easy to understand.

- Optimized feeding - For thick layers and small piecing. The feed dogs are always in perfect and equal contact with the fabric and presser foot. This ensures smooth, even stitches as you sew through varying layer of fabric.

- LED lights – bright and brilliant - Optimized bright lights illuminate the entire work area with no shadows. Adjustable intensity and color.

- New graphical user interface - The clear, user-friendly interface guides you confidently through the process. Easily identified icons and pleasant colors make everything clear, right from the beginning.

- Soft Touch™ buttons -Unique, sophisticated PFAFF Soft Touch™ buttons not only facilitate the sleek design of the PFAFF creative sensation™ - they are also a pleasure to use.


... And that is by no means all. Find out more from your Pfaff dealer!

SERGE & SEW

105 Nored Plaza 6750 Island Hwy. N., Nanaimo

250-390-3602