DESCRIZIONE
The invention relates to a flexible covering item (1) for outdoor use, comprising: a covering textile sheet (2) and a woven illuminating sheet (3) comprising diffusing optical fibres (4) and binding threads (5) woven with the diffusing optical fibres (4), wherein the illuminating sheet further comprises a border (6) consisting of woven textile threads, the diffusing optical fibres (4) extend over an edge of the woven illuminating sheet (3), and one end portion of each of the diffusing optical fibres (4) is joined together in a strand; a joining seam (9); a light box comprising an optical output, the optical output being connected to the strand of diffusing optical fibres (4); and a light source for generating a luminous flux in the optical outlet.