Improved apparatus for producing tufted pile fabrics comprising a tufting machine having plural rows of needles and loopers wherein the loopers in a first row of loopers in the direction of travel of a backing sheet are longer than loopers of the next row so that yarn loops formed in the backing sheet by the first row of loopers are not displaced by the loopers in the next row to cause irregular formation of loops in the tufted fabric product; also, a process for producing pile fabrics of uniform pile height by a loop robbing technique.
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