ARRIVING FALL 2026

Discover the Next Level

Designed for those who demand precision, performance, and creative freedom, this top-of-the-line machine brings advanced technology and intuitive features together–so you can create without limits.
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Preorder the New PFAFF® creative icon 3 Today

Preorder by August 31, 2026 and receive an exclusive presale collection.

Valued at over $3,000!


iPad: Power your creative workflow.
One-year membership to CREATIVATE™’s Elite Membership: Advance your skills through software and guided learning.
Two Machine-Exclusive Embroidery Hoops: Unlock brand-new techniques and the largest embroidery area available on the market.
$1,000 Curated In-Store Shopping Spree: Fulfilled at machine pickup, allowing you to personalize your setup with compatible accessories.
Presale Exclusive: Live Virtual Training: Complimentary registration to a live virtual PFAFF creative icon 3 training series. Valued at $679.
Nouvelle unité de broderie

Nouvelle unité de broderie

The new embroidery unit reduces noise and vibration and provides an industry leading embroidery size of 450 x 450 mm*. The redesigned hoop and embroidery unit attachments make setup quick and easy. *With optional Grand Turnable Hoop.

Broderie à bras libre

Broderie à bras libre

With free-arm embroidery it is easier than ever to personalize ready-made items. Embroider on tubular pieces, such as baby clothes, bags and pillowcases without having to take the seams apart.

Works with CREATIVATE™

Works with CREATIVATE™

Connect all CREATIVATE™ enabled devices to communicate wirelessly between them to transfer designs, get live embroidery updates, and gain access to a catalog of quality designs on your machine.

Quick Quilt Settings with Bobbin Pick-Up

Quick Quilt Settings with Bobbin Pick-Up

Quilting in embroidery often requires multiple adjustments for a clean look on both sides. With this new feature, all settings are done for you. The machine will turn off ActivStitch Technology, increase thread tension, turn off automatic thread cut and activate the NEW bobbin pick-up feature.

Balayage des cerceaux

Balayage des cerceaux

Easily align your design with what's already in the hoop--whether it's seams, fabric patterns, or previously stitched motifs. View a preview of the finished result on screen and adjust thread colors to complement the background for a perfectly balanced result.

Exact Position with Scaling

Exact Position with Scaling

Adjust your design's position and rotation with stitch-point accuracy, reducing the time and effort spent on perfect hooping. If any elements extend beyond the hoop limits, with the enhanced Exact Position feature you can now easily scale the design to fit. Scaling also makes final design parts fit easily when multi-hooping.

Enhanced STITCH CREATOR™

Enhanced STITCH CREATOR™

Design unique stitches wider than 9 mm from scratch or edit the machine's built in stitches. Adjust stitch length and width, reshape stitch patterns, or create decorative stitches with complete control. Perfect for adding signature touches, creating embellishments, or bringing your ideas to life.

Projected Sewing & Design Guidance

Projected Sewing & Design Guidance

See your stitch on fabric before stitching for perfect placement or project lines and grids to easily align stitching. Use Design Projection to view your embroidery projected on the actual fabric to preview the size and positioning, helping you make confident decisions before starting.

Fabric Selection

Fabric Selection

Set the type of fabric you are sewing and the machine automatically adjusts to the optimal settings for your chosen fabric, technique and stitch.

Comparaison des caractéristiques des machines

Fonctionnalité creative icon™ 3 creative icon™ 2 creative performance™950 creative expression™750 creative elevate™ 680
CREATIVATE™ (mySewnet™)Connectivity - - - - -
Unité de broderie Free-arm Capability - - - -
La plus grande taille de cerceau disponible 450 x 450 mm 360 x 350 mm 360 x 350 mm 360 x 350 mm 360 x 200 mm
Position exacte Enhanced with Scaling - - - -
Design Projection - - - - -
Balayage des cerceaux - - - - -
POINT CREATOR™ Améliorée - - - -
Quick Quilt Settings - - - - -
Fabric Selection - - - - -
Guide de couture projeté Projector Projector - Laser -
Techniques spéciales Capacité de cerclage - - - - -
creative™ Embellishment Attachment Capability - - - - -

Frequently Asked Questions – creative icon™ 3 Sewing and Embroidery Machine

There are many new features compared to creative icon™ 2, the most significant being a larger embroidery area, Free-Arm embroidery capability, Quilt settings in Embroidery, and an enhanced Stitch Creator™.

Yes! There will be new larger sized hoops included with the machine and also new optional hoops, like the free-arm hoop and new magnetic hoop.

Oui ! Il est entièrement intégré à l'écosystème CREATIVATE™. Vous pouvez télécharger gratuitement l'application CREATIVATE™ pour numériser vos photos où que vous soyez, recevoir des mises à jour en direct sur votre téléphone et synchroniser vos créations entre différents appareils.

We are currently in the "coming soon" phase! Contact your local PFAFF® dealer to preorder and stay tuned for the official release date.

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