ave ▁( also ▁called ▁tab by ▁we ave , ▁lin en ▁we ave ▁or ▁t aff eta ▁we ave ) ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁basic ▁of ▁three ▁fundamental ▁types ▁of ▁text ile ▁we aves ▁( al ong ▁with ▁sat in ▁we ave ▁and ▁tw ill ). ▁It ▁is ▁strong ▁and ▁hard - we aring , ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁fashion ▁and ▁furn ishing ▁fab rics . ▁ ▁In ▁plain ▁we ave ▁cloth , ▁the ▁war p ▁and ▁we ft ▁threads ▁cross ▁at ▁right ▁angles , ▁aligned ▁so ▁they ▁form ▁a ▁simple ▁cr iss - cross ▁pattern . ▁Each ▁we ft ▁thread ▁cross es ▁the ▁war p ▁threads ▁by ▁going ▁over ▁one , ▁then ▁under ▁the ▁next , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁The ▁next ▁we ft ▁thread ▁goes ▁under ▁the ▁war p ▁threads ▁that ▁its ▁neighbor ▁went ▁over , ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁▁▁ ▁Bal anced ▁plain ▁we aves ▁are ▁fab rics ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁war p ▁and ▁we ft ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁threads ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁weight ▁( size ) ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁ends ▁per ▁in ch ▁as ▁pick s ▁per ▁in ch . ▁B asket we ave ▁is ▁a ▁variation ▁of ▁plain ▁we ave ▁in ▁which ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁threads ▁are ▁bund led ▁and ▁then ▁w oven ▁as ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁war p ▁or ▁we ft , ▁or ▁both . ▁ ▁A ▁bal anced ▁plain ▁we ave ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁by ▁its ▁check er board - like ▁appearance . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁one - up - one -