Disclosed is a fabric comprising first and second warp threads and first and second weft threads. Said fabric is characterized in that the first warp threads (11, 12) and the first weft threads (13) form a basic fabric (17) while the second warp threads (14), along with the second weft threads (15), form a covering fabric that adjoins the basic fabric (17), the second warp threads (14) also being interwoven with the first weft threads (13).