Artificial tuft and associated devices and methods for making same

A method of making an artificial turf, comprising:

• delivering at least first, second, and third distinct yarn bundles from a creel assembly to each needle of a plurality of needles, wherein each one of the first, second, and third yarn bundles varies from the other yarn bundles of the first, second, and third yarn bundles of the tuft in at least one of material, color, texture, tuft denier, denier per filament, and cross-section
• using the plurality of needles to tuft a plurality of rows of individual tufts into a backing layer, wherein each tuft comprises at least first, second, and third distinct yarn bundles per tuft, wherein each one of the first, second, and third yarn bundles varies from the other yarn bundles of the first, second, and third yarns of the tuft in at least one of material, color, texture, tuft denier, denier per filament, and cross-section,
• wherein the first, second, and third yarn bundles of each tuft are not twisted together prior to tufting, and wherein the at least first, second, and third yarn bundles of each tuft are simultaneously delivered through the backing layer to produce the tuft.