The invention relates to a device for feeding essentially rectangular pieces of cloth to a feeder, comprising a conveyor on which pieces of cloth can be advanced in the direction of conveyance of the feeder, and on which, in front of the conveyor, there is configured a boom extending transversally of the direction of conveyance of the conveyor, and wherein the boom comprises a boom conveyor in the longitudinal direction of the boom configured for conveying the piece of cloth across the boom, at least from the one end of the boom, where, at the end of the boom, means are configured for transferring the piece of cloth from a feed conveyor to the boom, and where likewise at the end of the boom a feed conveyor is arranged with a feeding position and with conveyor means for conveying pieces of cloth, where a straightened front edge of a piece of cloth is received from the feeding position and conveyed to the transfer position, from where the straightened front edge of the piece of cloth is received by the means for transferring the piece of cloth from the feed conveyor to the boom and is transferred to said boom conveyor for conveyance of the piece of cloth across the boom. The invention is characterised in that the feeding position is located in a position situated in front of the boom, seen in the direction of conveyance of the conveyor, and that the means for transferring the piece of cloth from the feed conveyor to the boom conveyor are configured such that they are able to turn the piece of cloth in an area between the feed conveyor and the boom conveyor.