To make an operator feel a work space to be wide by withdrawing a sequin feeder located at the front of a needle location of a multi-needle sewing machine to a side position at which it does not become offensive to the eye prior to the color change work of a color thread inserted into holes at needle tips attached at the respective lower parts of a plurality of needle bars.

The support mechanism 36 of the sequin feeder E includes: a rail 38 formed long toward the multi-needle sewing machine B at the side part of the multi-needle sewing machine B; a base mechanism 40 freely moved back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the rail relative to the rail 38; and a transverse carry-away arm 45 disposed at a position separated from the front surface B1 of the multi-needle sewing machine B. The tip part of the transverse carry-away arm 45 is connected to the main frame 54 of the sequin feeder E, the origin part of the transverse carry-away arm 45 is connected to the base mechanism 40, and by moving the base mechanism 40 forward and backward along the rail 38, the sequin feeder E is moved to a supply position 79 and a withdrawn position 80 for opening the front side of the multi-needle sewing machine B.