An embroidery machine includes a plurality of thread reel stand bars, a
plurality of thread reels installed to the thread reel stand bars,
respectively, a plurality of needles to which threads are supplied from
the respective thread reels, at least two of the needles being selected
to operate, on the basis of an embroidery data, in order for forming a
stitch pattern of multiple colors, a wireless tag attached to each of the
thread reels an having information related to the thread wound
therearound, and a receiving device, for reading the information in the
wireless tag, provided at each of the thread reel stand.