Pfaff is a manufacturer of sewing machines and is now owned by the VSM Group AB . Pfaff was founded in Kaiserslautern Germany in 1862 by instrument maker Georg Michael Pfaff (1823–1893). Pfaff's first machine was hand-made, and designed to sew leather in the manufacture of shoes. It's good when a brand has been around a long time. It's even better when it doesn't show its age.