Uphawu oluphambili kubukho be-warp kunye neentambo ze-weft kumphezulu welaphu. Xa i-warp kunye ne-weft ekrwada ekrwada, ukubalwa komsonto, kunye nokuxinana kwahluka, ilaphu libonisa i-anisotropy, kunye neepateni ezahlukeneyo zokuhlangana kunye neemeko zokugqiba zinokudala inkangeleko eyahlukileyo.
Iinzuzo eziphambili zeelaphu ezilukiweyo zizinzo lwesakhiwo, indawo egudileyo, kwaye ngokuqhelekileyo akukho kuthotywa xa kunqunyanyisiwe, okwenza ukuba zilungele iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokusika. Amalaphu alukiweyo afanelekile kwiindlela ezahlukeneyo zokuprinta kunye nokudaya; ngokubanzi, iipateni eziprintiweyo kunye nejacquard zisulungekiswe ngakumbi kunelaphu elinithiweyo, eliphothiweyo, kunye nelaphu elisikiweyo. Uluhlu olubanzi lwemibala yelaphu kunye neepateni ziyafumaneka. Njengamalaphu eempahla, ziyahlambeka kwaye zinokuhlaziywa, zomiswe{3}}, kwaye zigqitywe ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo. Nangona amalaphu alukiweyo alula ngakumbi kuneelaphu ezinithiweyo, kwaye ukugqiba ngokungafanelekanga kunokubangela i-warp kunye ne-weft skew, echaphazela ukusika kwempahla, ukuthunga, kunye nokunxiba, iinzuzo zabo ezininzi zibenza basetyenziswe ngokubanzi kwimpahla.
