Ileyibhile elukiweyo, eyaziwa ngokuba yi "Luphawu oluLukiweyo". Ipateni kunye nombala weleyibhile yelaphu zibonakaliswa kakhulu yintambo ye-weft, kwaye umbala ovezwayo kufuneka wahluke kwisiphumo sokuwela ngentambo ye-warp. Ngenxa yokuba umatshini ngokubanzi usebenzisa imiqathango ye-weft, ngoko ke ukubonakaliswa kombala kulinganiselwe, ngokuqhelekileyo kuya kubakho umda kumbala, umbala oqhelekileyo onemibala emithathu onemvelaphi, uyilo alunakuba nzima kakhulu.