The aim of the invention is to provide a device for administering light to the skin, that is cost-effective, reliable, powerful, homogeneous, compact, sufficiently flexible that it stays in contact with the skin of the user, and safe, in that it does not present any risk in the event of excessive or inappropriate use by the user. To this end, the invention relates to an illuminated fabric having a transverse weft direction and a longitudinal warp direction, said fabric comprising, along its length, a plurality of groups of eight consecutive optical fibres interwoven with the textile fibres, each group being transversely woven according to a mixture of Satin 4 weaves, Satin 6 weaves, optionally with floats, and Satin 8 weaves.