feed device 11 is mounted on the stand 1 by means of which workpieces 12 13 are fed from an auxiliary station for instance a preparatory station 14 to the sewing head 2 where they are guided during the sewing job subsequent to which they are conveyed to another auxiliary station not shown for instance a piler in the embodiment shown a pocket section that constitutes the second workpiece 13 is folded in the preparatory station 14 and positioned on a trouser cut that constitutes the first workpiece 12 and held by a workpiece holder 15 which is part of the device 11 both workpieces 12 13 are held by the workpiece holder 15 on the workpiece receiving plate 9 and displaced on the latter by means of the device 11 numerous preparatory stations 14 of this type are known for instance from u s pat nos 4 819 572 4 793 272 and 4 785 749 the guide and feed device 11 comprises an x carriage 16 which moves on the horizontal line in the x direction i e from the preparatory station 14 to the sewing head 2 and at least partially back again consequently from the left to the right and from the right to the left referred to viewing direction from the operator 39 s side 17 a y carriage 18 is disposed on the x carriage 16 moving on the horizontal line in the y direction i e.