Specifications
Sewing Features
- Unique PFAFF® Sewing Techniques:
- Ribbon Stitches – Add dimensional elements to your decorative stitching with beautiful ribbon stitches. Narrow ribbons and trims are woven into these special stitches as you sew.
- 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.
- Maxi Stitches – add beautiful accents to your project with stitches and monograms up to 48mm wide.
- Exclusive Stitch Creator Feature – Create new 9mm stitches or edit built-in stitches for unlimited creativity.
- The Original IDT System – Integrated Dual Feed only from PFAFF for over 40 years! Absolutely even fabric feed from both the top and the bottom.
- Over 300 Stitches – be astonished by the fascinating selection of PFAFF high-quality 9mm stitches. Unique embellishments, stitched perfectly.
- Large Sewing Space – The PFAFF performance 5.2 sewing machine is the perfect choice for quilters, home decor 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.
- 4 Built-in Stitch Fonts – Choose one of 4 fonts to personalize your project. Optimized Feeding – enhanced to provide more control when sewing through thick layers or seaming small pieces.
- Creative Signature Sewing Programs:
- 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 opportunities.
- Patchwork Program – Sew your seam and the PFAFF performance 5.2 sewing machine will remember the seam length to repeat over and over. Use with utility or decorative stitches for special effects.
- Single Stitch Program – Set exact number of stitches or sequence repeats you wish to sew.
- Mirror Image of Stitches – Flip the stitch side to side and/or end to end for even more possibilities.
- Stitch Positioning – Moves complete stitch right or left to easily align decorative stitches.
- Stitch Density – The stitch density control adjusts the density, the distance between stitch points that make up the entire stitch. Density can be in- creased or decreased without affecting stitch length.
- Automatic Presser Foot Lift – Raises the presser foot instantly when the needle is set to stop down and/or at the end of a seam after a thread snip.
- Free-motion Modes – Three modes for free-motion quilting, thread painting or darning. Select the best mode for your specific technique.
- Needle Up/Down – Set needle to stop up or down in the fabric for pivoting, appliqué and more.
- Sensormatic Buttonhole – Buttonhole columns are sewn in the same direction for precise stitch quality.
- Start/Stop – Sew without the foot control. Makes sewing long seams, free-motion and buttonholes easy.
- 37 Needle Positions – For exact placement of your straight stitch.
- Stitch Width Safety – Limits stitch width to center needle straight stitch while using straight stitch foot to prevent needle breakage.
- Twin Needle Program – Enter twin needle size to automatically adjust the stitch width. See the twin needle stitch on the screen.
- Stitch Restart – Return to the beginning of a stitch or sequence without having to reset any special adjustments you’ve made.
- Large Stitch Plate – Features seam markings to the left and right of the needle to help you guide your fabric.
- Immediate Tie-off – When pressed the machine will tie-off and stop automatically for a quick and easy finish.
Machine Features
- PFAFF creative Color Touch Screen is brilliant! – The clear, high resolution display shows stitches in actual size. The intuitive layout is easy to understand.
- Straight Stitch Needle Plate with Sensor – Your performance 5.2 sewing machine alerts you if you try to select a stitch other than straight stitch when the straight stitch needle plate is attached.
- LED Lights – Optimized bright lights illuminate the entire work area with no shadows.
- Bobbin Thread Sensor – Alerts you when your bobbin thread is running low.
- Thread Snips – Automatically cut top and bobbin threads, pulling thread ends to the back side of fabric.
- Electronic Knee Lift – Raise the presser foot while your hands are busy guiding the fabric.
- Quick Help System – Touch the quick help icon for instant information. Speed Ranges – Adjust sewing speed and your PFAFF performance 5.2 sewing machine remembers your preferred setting until turned off.
- Personal Menu – Save your personal stitches and sequences in a folder to sew them again whenever you wish.
- Stylus Holder Built-in! – Keeps your stylus at your fingertips.
- Updateable – Download the latest program version from the internet; update quickly with a USB stick.
- Languages – Choose from different languages in the settings menu. Make sure your PFAFF performance 5.2 sewing machine speaks the same language you do.
