Abstract: An embroidering machine having a plurality of embroidering heads attached to a longitudinally extending carrier and each having a needle drive mechanism for an embroidering needle that is moveable in a vertical plane in the respective embroidering head. Each needle drive is connected to a driven main shaft that is guide through the embroidering machine parallel to the longitudinally extending carriers. For complete mass compensation, each drive arrangement of the embroidering head comprises an externally toothed gear wheel disposed on the driven main shaft and a second externally toothed gear wheel disposed on a compensating shaft oriented parallel to the main shaft.

Abstract: An embroidery machine has its main shaft provided with a cam for controlling the thread takeup at an embroidery needle bar. A cam follower of the transmission arm of the pivotal thread-guide lever is held against the cam by a force-generating means such as a spring or a fluid-operated cylinder and a device is provided for swinging the thread-guide lever into a selected other position, e.g. for thread cutting.