The invention relates to an embroidery, stitching or sewing machine with an upper and lower thread system and a device for changing a hook that is arranged on the working area underneath the needle plate. Said machine has several hooks assigned to the same working area and which are fitted to a hook support, which can be displaced in such a way that the hooks can be individually positioned underneath the needle plate, the hooks (3) being linearly arranged in an axis on the hook support (7) which can be displaced linearly in the direction of said axis (6).
