A tufting machine, comprising: backing feed rolls for feeding a backing material through a tufting zone; characterized by: at least one needle bar carrying a series of spaced needles in a reciprocating movement into and out of the backing material, each needle carrying a yarn (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) and having first and second pickup areas (34, 36); a yarn feed mechanism for feeding the yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) to the needles; a series of level cut loop loopers reciprocated into engagement with the needles along the first pickup areas thereof for forming tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) in the backing material, each level cut loop looper comprising a body having a throat and a clip movable along the body between a non-engaging and an engaging position; and a series of additional gauge parts positioned to be movable into engagement with the second pickup areas of the needles as needed to pick up loops of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) to form tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) in the backing material at a different pile height than the tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) formed by the level cut loop loopers; wherein the needles are arranged in groups for presentation of a desired number of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) to each of a series of stitch areas during formation of tufts of yarns in the backing material, and wherein the clips of the level cut loop loopers are controlled during formation of the stitches to enable pickup of selected yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) of the yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) presented at each stitch area that are to be retained, while retarding pickup of non-selected yarns of the yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) presented at each stitch area that are not to be retained, so as to selectively form tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) of varying pile heights and/or formation of loop and cut pile tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) in the backing material. backing feed rolls for feeding a backing material through a tufting zone; characterized by: at least one needle bar carrying a series of spaced needles in a reciprocating movement into and out of the backing material, each needle carrying a yarn (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) and having first and second pickup areas (34, 36); a yarn feed mechanism for feeding the yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) to the needles; a series of level cut loop loopers reciprocated into engagement with the needles along the first pickup areas thereof for forming tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) in the backing material, each level cut loop looper comprising a body having a throat and a clip movable along the body between a non-engaging and an engaging position; and a series of additional gauge parts positioned to be movable into engagement with the second pickup areas of the needles as needed to pick up loops of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) to form tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) in the backing material at a different pile height than the tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) formed by the level cut loop loopers; at least one needle bar carrying a series of spaced needles in a reciprocating movement into and out of the backing material, each needle carrying a yarn (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) and having first and second pickup areas (34, 36); a yarn feed mechanism for feeding the yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) to the needles; a series of level cut loop loopers reciprocated into engagement with the needles along the first pickup areas thereof for forming tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) in the backing material, each level cut loop looper comprising a body having a throat and a clip movable along the body between a non-engaging and an engaging position; and a series of additional gauge parts positioned to be movable into engagement with the second pickup areas of the needles as needed to pick up loops of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) to form tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) in the backing material at a different pile height than the tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) formed by the level cut loop loopers; wherein the needles are arranged in groups for presentation of a desired number of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) to each of a series of stitch areas during formation of tufts of yarns in the backing material, and wherein the clips of the level cut loop loopers are controlled during formation of the stitches to enable pickup of selected yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) of the yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) presented at each stitch area that are to be retained, while retarding pickup of non-selected yarns of the yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) presented at each stitch area that are not to be retained, so as to selectively form tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) of varying pile heights and/or formation of loop and cut pile tufts of yarns (Y-1, Y-2, Y-3) in the backing material.