Paper machine clothing having loop-forming longitudinal threads, at its ends

A paper machine fabric having a paper side provided for the support of a paper web and a machine side facing away from the paper side, said paper machine fabric comprising:

• a plurality of cross direction threads extending in a cross direction;
• and
• a plurality of machine direction threads extending in a machine direction, each machine direction thread having a first portion woven with said cross direction threads, a loop, and a second portion adjacent said first portion and woven with said cross direction threads, said loop connecting said first and second portions of each machine direction thread, each said first portion being adjacent to a first portion of an adjacent machine direction thread, said first portions having a same first repeated weaving pattern, the same first repeated weaving pattern of each two adjacent first portions being in phase, each said second portion being adjacent to a second portion of an adjacent machine direction thread, said second portions having a same second repeated weaving pattern, the same second repeated weaving pattern of each two adjacent second potions being in phase, said first repeated weaving pattern differing from said second repeated weaving pattern.