Embroidering machine

An embroidering machine, comprising:

• stitch data memory means, capable of reading and writing, for storing stitch data for realizing an embroidering operation corresponding to a desired embroidery design;
• control means for continuously combining plural sets of stitch data, each corresponding to a different one of plural embroidery designs, sequentially input from an external recording device into stitch data corresponding to a single embroidery design and writing the combined data into stitch data memory means;
• wherein said external recording device stores an end code as last data in each set of stitch data and said control means writes plural sets of stitch data sequentially input from said external recording device into said stitch data memory means, converts the end codes of stitch data of the respective sets to be combined together, except for a last set of stitch data, to stop codes designating temporary stopping of the embroidering machine, writes these converted codes into said stitch data memory means and writes the end code of stitch data of the last set directly in said stitch data memory means for bringing the end code only at the end of the plural sets of stitch data and thereby combining the plural sets of stitch data into stitch data corresponding to one embroidery design;
• and
• execution means for reading said stitch data from said stitch data memory means and executing the embroidering operation in accordance with the read out stitch data.