after severance of the yarn bit preparatory to the next color selection by the control signals at the tufting station tufting needles 30 with aligned eyes receive the yarn strands preparatory to tufting the needles 30 are mounted on a needle bar 32 which via cam drive 34 provides reciprocable motion to the needles 30 the backing l may be fed from a supply roll 36 over roller member 38 idler roll 40 directs the tufted product to the take up pin roll 42 which operates from the ratchet and pawl mechanism 44 functioning off cam drive 45 with reference to fig1 and fig2 the tufting station 16 is shown comprising needles 30 which have aligned eyes 46 each individual tufting station comprises dual needles 30 on the order of those disclosed in aforementioned u s reissue pat no re 27 165 a needle bar 32 of lightweight construction aligns the needles 30 which are secured within the needle bar by needle bar insert member 48 a needle bar base plate 50 serves as mounting means for standard linkage structure which will drive the needle bar 32 by cam drive 34 with further reference to fig1 and 2 a cutter mechanism stationary blade 52 having openings 54 is positioned adjacent common passageway 26 through which yarn extends toward each tufting station 16 immediately adjacent the stationary blade 52 reciprocating blades 56 are positioned which are secured to reciprocating blade holder 58 which reciprocates in a widthwise direction with respect to the machine this reciprocation is shown schematically as being provided by cam 59 in fig1 each individual reciprocating blade 56 is secured to reciprocating blade holder 58 by a locking and adjustment means 60 which may be on the.