PFAFF PFLASHBACK: Creative 1471 - Experience Creativity Without Limits

PFAFF Presents: creative 1471 - Experience creativity without limits

 

PFAFF Educational Consultant Teri Angeline Wasserbach makes it easy to learn how to use the computerized Pfaff Creative 1471 and helps owners realize their full creative potential.

An accomplished seamstress and fashion designer, Ms. Wasserbach covers the basics of operating the machine and points out the machine’s controls and functions. She demonstrates the many unique features of the Pfaff Creative 1471, such as its 32 computer memories, built-in electronic instruction guide, automatic needle threader and exclusive built-in dual feed walking foot.

She discusses wide varieties of the machine’s 180 built-in stitch programs and shows how the computer can modify or combine them to create a virtually unlimited number of stitch designs. Ms. Wasserbach also explains the Creative 1471’s innovative free programming feature and shows how users can create their own stitch programs and actually sew any design they can sketch.

If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (up to 2005); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos (up to 2005).

PFAFF PFLASHBACK: Sewing With Nancy - The Best Of Tailoring (VHS, 1993)

Sewing with Nancy (The PFAFF Years) - The Best Of Tailoring

Nancy Zieman, hostess of TV’s Sewing With Nancy, brings her 3-part series on The Best Of Tailoring to you in this 60 minute video.

Highlights:

• Updated techniques for jacket construction

• Determining which areas of a jacket require interfacing; selecting fusible interfacing

• Making interfacing patterns

• Full fuse, partial fuse, and double fuse techniques

• Easing and setting in sleeves

• Adding sleeve heads; inserting shoulder pads

• Applying the under collar

• Assembling the lining unit; joining facings, sleeves; and upper collar :

• Joining and hemming jacket and lining units

• Finishing touches which produce a professional looking jacket

Reference Material:

To accompany this video, Nancy has written a book titled The Best of Sewing With Nancy.

In this video, Nancy used a PFAFF Creative 1475 sewing machine.



If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (up to 2005); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos (up to 2005).

PFAFF PFLASHBACK: Sewing With Nancy - Stitching Strategies with Philip Pepper (VHS, 1999)

Sewing With Nancy - Stitching Strategies with Philip Pepper (The PFAFF Years)

Nancy Zieman, hostess of TV’s Sewing With Nancy, and Philip Pepper, Pfaff creative sewing specialist, bring the 3-part series on Stitching Strategies to you in this 60 minute video.

Highlights:

• Using sewing machine built-in decorative stitches

• Setting up your sewing machine for machine embroidery

• Choosing and using appropriate stabilizers

• Making an embellished Christmas stocking

• Combining machine bridging and decorative stitching

    - Stitching perfect embroidered circles

    - Hemstitching with a wing needle

    - Adjusting a sewing machine for using embroidery cards

• Making a comfort pillow featuring machine embroidery

• Adding dimensional embroidery to projects

• Designing with built-in stitches and embroidery cards

• Sewing a multipurpose embroidered tote

• Designing with flowing stitch patterns and stitch stacking

Reference Material:

To accompany this video, Nancy has written a fully illustrated booklet entitled Stitching Strategies.

In this video, Nancy and Philip used PFAFF Creative 7570 sewing machines.


If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (up to 2005); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos (up to 2005).

PFAFF PFLASHBACK: Sewing With Nancy - Sew Again -- A Refresher Course (VHS, 1991)

Sewing with Nancy (The PFAFF Years) - Sew Again -- A Refresher Course

Nancy Zieman, hostess of tv's SEWING WITH NANCY. brings her 3-part series on Sew Again- A Refresher Course to you in this 60 minute video.

Highlights:
• Eliminating bulky neckline and armhole facings
• Fine tuning neckline facings with slit openings
• Providing for easy waistline and hemline adjustments
• Worry-free gathering techniques
• Stitching a 30 minute patternless skirt
• Inserting lapped zippers with only two lines of machine stitching
• Adding professional looking waistbands
• Stitching perfect buttonholes
• Mastering knit sewing techniques

Reference Material:
To accompany this video, Nancy has written a fully illustrated booklet titled Sew Again—A Refresher Course.

In this video, Nancy used a PFAFF Creative 1475 sewing machine.



If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (up to 2005); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos (up to 2005).

PFAFF PFILES: PFAFF creative 2140 Quick Start Video (VHS, 2001)

PFAFF creative 2140 Quick Start Video

-Setting up your creative 2140
-Your personal creative computer
-Machine assistant
-Sewing basics
-Sensormatic buttonholes
-creative 2140 Decorative Sewing
-creative 2140 Maxi Stitches
-creative 2140 Embroidery

VHS video 412 70 02-27
2001

This video also applies to the creative 2144 & 2170 models.


If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (up to 2005); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos (up to 2005).

PFAFF PFIX-IT: Detachable Work Support/Accessory Tray Compatibility List

I frequently receive questions from PFAFF owners regarding the compatibility of detachable work supports. Many people have and will purchase a used PFAFF machine with a missing or broken work support. With there being so many different types, and with some of them being almost identical, it can be very confusing to find the correct replacement.

In the future, I will update this post with photographic examples and part numbers of each work support type to create a more thorough list, but for now this should serve as a basic guideline for anyone needing to find a replacement for their machine.

The following is a list of all of the different types:

Type 1: 1006 through 1171, 1371 and the entire 1400 series (with some having different accessory trays depending on whether or not it's an IDT/IDF dual feed machine)

Type 2: 6000 series, Hobbymatic series

Type 3: 1500/6100/6200 series

Type 4: 7510/7530/7550

Type 5: 7570

Type 6: 7560

Type 7: 2000 and 2100 series


For those who are looking for a replacement work support, I recommend searching eBay, or contacting Brubaker's Sewing Center.

PFAFF PFILES: Expression 2014-2024/Lifestyle 2022 Quick Start Video (VHS, 2002)

PFAFF Expression 2014-2024 Quick Start Video

Please note the Expression 2014 portions also apply to the Lifestyle 2022 model.


If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (up to 2005); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos (up to 2005).

PFAFF PFLASHBACK: The Art of Creative Sewing with Vickie & Philip Pepper - Instructional Video (VHS, 1996)

The Art of Creative Sewing with Vickie & Philip Pepper

Vickie and Philip Pepper enjoy worldwide recognition as colorful, creative specialists. In addition to their busy seminar schedules, they are also owners of a Pfaff Sewing Center, Peppers' Sew Unique, a fabric and sewing shop in Bel Air, Maryland. The Peppers are the perfect team to spice up your creativity.


Learn the art of creative sewing from the masters! Vickie and Philip Pepper, critically-acclaimed for their wonderful sewing techniques, demonstrate how you can achieve exciting, special sewing effects with your sewing machine. From bobbin work to dimensional work, and everything in between, you'll learn to easily create dozens of decorative embellishments that add a terrific new look to all of the fashions, home decor and craft projects you sew.

If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (pre-2003); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos.

PFAFF PFILES: Creative 1475 CD Instructional Video Series (VHS, 1991)

PFAFF How-To Video Series -- creative 1475 CD: For the Look That's As Bold As Your Imagination

Training Manager Philip Pepper and Educational Consultant Crystal Thoma make it easy to use the Pfaff creative 1475 CD and help you realize you full creative potential.

Volume 1

In Volume 1, Philip and Crystal cover the basics of the machine including all of the keys and their functions, the automatic needle threader and exclusive built-in Dual Feed. They show easy step by step threading, bobbin winding, and provide an informative discussion of the threads and needles. Crystal shows the advantage of multiple needle position stitches, zig zag stitches and utility stitches. Philip demonstrates how easy it is to blindhem, flathem and sew corded buttonholes in both pre-programmed and programmable styles. You'll see how quick it is to program any of the alphabets into the memory using the Creative Designer. All new Maxi-Stitch, Maxi-Monogram and exclusive 0-way feed designs are highlighted. Ideas for appliques, twin needle sewing and using utility stitches decoratively give a new twist to machine embroidery.


Volume 2

They take you step by step and teach you how to draw and enter your own designs into Pfaff's exclusive free programming P-Memories. Philip demonstrate heirloom techniques including rolling and whipping, bridging, corded pin tucks, entreduex and cutwork with Richelieu bars. Crystal adds to this the pin stitch, bridging with the cording blade and several Swiss insertions to embroider. They also show you how to use extra accessories like the ruffler, fringe foot, applique foot and new ways to use the fringe foot and some unusual eyelets. They also demonstrate how to adapt hand cross stitch patterns for the 1475 CD and provide tips on combining them into a simple border. The Maxi-Stitches are given a whole new look with a technique called bobbin work.

Philip Pepper is a well known designer and instructor. He's taught classes and demonstrated across the United States as well as in Australia and Canada.

Crystal Thoma travels the country giving seminars and classes. As well as being an accomplished tailor, she's worked many years in television broadcasting, both in front of and behind the camera.

1991 Copyright by PFAFF AMERICAN SALES CORP.

If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (pre-2003); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos.

PFAFF PFILES: Creative 2144 Tutorial CD (2004)

For your pleasure is the hard-to-find official PFAFF Creative 2144 interactive tutorial, originally released on CD in 2004. Everything in this tutorial also applies to the Creative 2140 & 2170 models.

To use the tutorial, simply extract the contents of the ZIP file to any folder on your hard drive, and click Pfaff.exe to begin the experience.

PFAFF Creative 2144 Tutorial CD.zip (562 MB)

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PFAFF PFILES: Creative 7570 Instructional Video Series (VHS, 1996)

PFAFF How-To Video Series -- creative 7570: The ultimate technology for the ultimate in creativity!

Creative Sewing Specialist Philip Pepper and Pfaff Educational Consultant Linnette Whicker introduce you to a whole new world of creative possibilities as they demonstrate how to use your Pfaff creative 7570, step-by-step. 

Volume 1

Together, in an easy to follow format, Philip and Linnette cover all the need-to-know-basics of the Pfaff creative 7570. Beginning with a brief explanation of various types and uses of threads and needles, they'll cover automatic needle threading and bobbin winding on the 7570, entering and deleting security codes, basic maintenance procedures and offer a detailed description of each individual operating key and its function. You'll also get a demonstration of Pfaff-exclusive built-in Dual Feed and see the advantages of multiple needle positions. Find out how to create interesting effects with the hemmer foot, as well as other accessories that come with the 7570. Follow along as Philip and Linnette show you how to create your own cording for buttonholes, how to sew a variety of button-hole styles and to sew on buttons. Additionally, you'll learn how easy it is to program alphabets and decorative stitches into M-Memories, step by step and pick up some interesting ideas for sewing Maxi-Stitches, Maxi-Monograms and eight-way feed designs. Plus, you'll learn some valuable tips on twin needle sewing and other exciting specialty sewing techniques. There's also a special section on the 7570's unique Design Card system, featuring how to access Maxi-Design stitches and using blank Creative Cards to store your own original designs. 

Volume 2

This exciting video picks up where Volume One leaves off, bringing you more advanced creative sewing techniques including how to draw, enter, delete and insert stitches in P-Memories, creating beautiful entredeux and using wing needles, pinstitching for shadow applique and appliqué, and much more. You'll also learn to master the arts of cutwork with Richelieu bars and terrific bobbin embroidery from Philip, the renowned master of these sewing artforms. 

Plus, Philip and Linnette cover the Creative Fantasy embroidery unit in detail. They'll show you how to

• Attach the unit to your sewing machine and cover the functions and screens 
• Get the most from your Creative Fantasy Cards 
• Use M-Mernories with the Creative Fantasy 
• Combine alphabet styles and designs from a card 
• Move individual letters
• Embroider only the outline motifs 
• Accurately position designs, including making templates and creating work using large scale letters 
• Embroider specialty fabrics 

There's so much useful information packed into this video, you'll find yourself viewing it over and over!

1996 Copyright by PFAFF AMERICAN SALES CORP.


If you have older VHS tapes or DVDs that you would like to donate to be digitally transferred and added to the PFAFF Talk YouTube channel, please send an email. I am currently looking for older Sewing With Nancy episodes and video releases (pre-2003); as well as official PFAFF instructional, starter guide, and promotional videos.