for all pile carriers 2 is attained practically simultaneously after having reached the position for selection all pile carriers 2 will wait during an anticipated time first to allow the rapiers to grip the selected pile yarns 15 and secondly to cut off the pile yarns 15 thereafter the drive motors 4 are activated in an alternative embodiment to bring the pile carriers back into the half reset position an optical sensor verifies this position stopping the weaving machine when not all pile carriers 2 are in position when the weaving machine is not stopped this process is repeated from the half reset position with the principle of action without half reset a full reset occurs when starting with full reset all pile carriers 2 are brought into a home position determined by a mechanical stop by their respective drive motors 4 all drive motors 4 and toothed racks 9 are synchronized with this mechanical stop from the full reset home position all pile carriers 2 are activated to a half reset position being a central position in the middle between two extreme positions for pile selection from this half reset position the drive motors 4 are activated each to make their pile carrier 2 present the selected pile yarn 15 to the rapier in an alternative embodiment each drive motor controls its speed in such a manner that the selection position for all pile carriers 2 is reached practically simultaneously after having reached the selection position all pile carriers 2 will wait during an anticipated time to allow the rapiers to grip the.