SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
|X|ANNUAL  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR 15 (d)  OF  THE  SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994
                                       OR
     |_|TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE  SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the transition period from __________ to __________
                                Commission File
                                 Number 1-6853

                          Shaw Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia                                                         58-1032521

State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                           Identification Number)

 616 East Walnut Avenue,
     Dalton, Georgia                                            30720
Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number including area code: 706/278-3812

          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

                                                         Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class                                      On Which Registered
Common Stock, No Par Value                          The New York Stock Exchange
   $1.11 Stated Value                               The Pacific Stock Exchange

Rights to Purchase Series A
Participating Preferred Stock                       The New York Stock Exchange
     $.50 Stated Value                              The Pacific Stock Exchange

         SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 (g) OF ACT: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filled  by  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports  and (2) has been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No_____

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

Aggregate  market  value  of the  voting  stock  held by  non-affiliates  of the
registrant,  computed by  reference  to the closing  sales price on The New York
Stock Exchange on March 17, 1995 was: $1,546,095,033

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 Title of Each Class                          Outstanding  at  March  17, 1995
Common Stock, No Par Value                           137,017,402     Shares
                     DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
1994 Annual Report to Shareholders --- Part II.
Definitive  Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April
27, 1995 --- Part III.





                                    PART I



Item I.  Business

        Shaw  Industries,  Inc. ("Shaw" or the "Company") is the world's largest
carpet manufacturer based on both revenue and volume of production. Shaw designs
and  manufactures  approximately  2,500  styles of tufted  and woven  carpet for
residential and commercial use under the PHILADELPHIA,  TRUSTMARK, CABIN CRAFTS,
SHAW  COMMERCIAL  CARPETS,  STRATTON,  NETWORX,  SHAWMARK,  EVANS BLACK,  SALEM,
SUTTON, KOSSET, CROSSLEY,  ABINGDON,  REDBOOK,  MINSTER, INVICTA and TERZA trade
names and under certain private labels. The Company's  manufacturing  operations
are fully  integrated  from the  processing  of yarns  through the  finishing of
carpet.  The  Company's  carpet is sold in a broad  range of  prices,  patterns,
colors and textures  with the majority of its sales in the medium to high retail
price range.  Shaw sells its products to retailers,  distributors and commercial
users  throughout the United States,  Canada,  Mexico,  Australia and the United
Kingdom and, to a lesser degree, exports to additional overseas markets.

        On May 31, 1994,  the Company  entered into an agreement to form a joint
     venture  with Grupo  Industrial  Alfa,  S.A. de C.V. of  Monterrey,  Mexico
("Alfa"),  for the manufacture,  distribution and marketing of carpets, rugs and
     related  products  in Mexico  and South  America.  The  Company  acquired a
fifty-one  percent  interest  in  Terza,  S.A.  de C.V.,  and  accordingly,  the
     subsidiary  is  included  in  consolidation  at  December  31, 1994 and the
results  of  operations  of Terza are  included  in the  Company's  consolidated
financial statements since May 31, 1994.

        On January 9, 1995, the Company  announced that it had acquired  through
     its  wholly   owned   subsidiary,   Carpets   International   (U.K.)   Plc,
substantially  all of the  operating  assets  of the  Carpet  Division  of Coats
Viyella Plc for approximately $29.4 million.

     On March 1, 1995, the Company announced that a joint venture earlier formed
     with Versax, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary and successor  in-interest to Alfa,
     had acquired some of the carpet manufacturing assets of Tapetes Luxor, S.A.
     de C.V. and Corporacion Santa Rosa, S.A. de C.V.

        The  Company,  based  upon  its  international   acquisitions,   is  now
positioned to supply the Australian,  Pacific Rim and European markets with high
quality products. For 1994 and 1993, international operations accounted for 10.4
percent and 3.9 percent of the Company's net sales, respectively. As a result of
its foreign  expansion,  the Company has  limited  exposure to  fluctuations  in
foreign  currency  exchange  rates on its  intercompany  payables and on certain


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other U.S. dollar denominated net liabilities of its foreign  subsidiaries.  The
Company may employ  foreign  exchange  contracts  when,  in the normal course of
business, they are determined to effectively manage and reduce such exposure.

        Geographical information about the Company's sales, operating profit and
identifiable  assets is  incorporated  by  reference to page 18 of Exhibit 13 to
this report. The results of the acquired  operations in fiscal 1994 did not have
a material effect on the Company's net income.

Products and Marketing

        Substantially  all carpet  manufactured  by the Company is tufted carpet
made from nylon and polypropylene yarn. In the tufting process, yarn is inserted
by multiple needles into a synthetic backing,  forming loops which may be cut or
left uncut,  depending  on the desired  texture or  construction.  According  to
industry  estimates,  tufted  carpet  accounted  for  over  91% of  unit  volume
shipments of carpet manufactured in the United States during 1994. Substantially
all carpet manufactured in the United States is made from synthetic fibers, with
nylon accounting for 65.2% of the total, polypropylene 24.9%, polyester 9.4% and
wool  0.5%.  During  1994,  the  Company  processed  approximately  95%  of  its
requirements for carpet yarn in its own yarn processing facilities.

        The  Company  believes  that  its  significant   investment  in  modern,
state-of-the-art  equipment  has  been an  important  factor  in  achieving  and
maintaining  its leadership  position in the  marketplace.  During the past five
fiscal years,  the Company has invested  approximately  $718 million in property
additions   (including   acquisitions).   The  Company   continually  seeks
opportunities for increasing its sales volume and market share. For example, the
Company  continues  to expand  its  product  lines of carpet  manufactured  from
polypropylene  fiber,  including  fibers produced by the Company's own extrusion
equipment.  The Company also has a manufacturing  facility for the production of
carpet tiles for the commercial market.

        The overall  level of sales in the carpet  industry is  influenced  by a
number of factors, including consumer confidence and spending for durable goods,
interest  rates,   turnover  in  housing,   the  condition  of  the  residential
construction industry and the overall strength of the economy.

        The marketing of carpet is influenced significantly by current trends in
style and fashion,  principally color trends. The Company believes it has been a
leader in the  development of color  technology in the carpet  industry and that
its dyeing  facilities  are among the most modern and versatile in the industry.
The Company  maintains an in-house  product  development  department to identify
developing  color and style trends  which are expected to affect its  customers'
buying decisions.  In 1994, this department was further strengthened by the
completion of the Shaw Industries Research and Development Center. This


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state-of-the-art  complex  includes a 75,000  square foot pilot plant  featuring
sample  extrusion,  yarn  processing,  tufting,  dyeing,  coating  and  shearing
equipment, and three fiber and dye development laboratories.

Sales and Distribution

        The Company's  products are marketed  domestically by approximately  950
salaried  sales  personnel  in  its  various  marketing  divisions  directly  to
retailers and distributors and to large national  accounts through the Company's
National Accounts Division. The Company's ten (10) regional warehouse facilities
and seven (7)  redistribution  centers,  along with its  centralized  management
information system, enable it to provide prompt delivery of its products to both
its retail  customers and  wholesale  distributors.  The  Company's  substantial
investment  in  management  information  systems  permits  efficient  production
scheduling and control of inventory levels.

        The Company sells to approximately  42,000  retailers,  distributors and
national accounts located throughout the United States and Canada. Retailers and
national accounts,  on a combined basis,  accounted for approximately 86% of the
Company's carpet sales for 1994. Shaw also sells to approximately  100 wholesale
distributors.  Approximately  4% of the  Company's  carpet sales in 1994 were to
distributors.  Sales of Shaw products in foreign markets, including the sales of
foreign subsidiaries, accounted for approximately 10% of total sales in 1994. No
single customer accounted for more than 2% of the Company's sales during 1994.

Competition

        The carpet industry is highly  competitive  with more than 200 companies
engaged  in the  manufacture  and sale of carpet in the  United  States.  Carpet
manufacturers  also  face  competition  from  the  hard  surface   floorcovering
industry.  The principal  methods of competition  within the carpet industry are
quality,  style,  price and  service.  The Company  believes  its  strategically
located  regional  warehouse  facilities and  redistribution  centers  provide a
competitive  advantage  by  enabling  it to supply  carpet on a timely  basis to
customers.   The  Company's  long-standing  practice  in  investing  in  modern,
state-of-the-art  equipment contributes  significantly to its ability to compete
effectively on the basis of quality, style and price.

Raw Materials

        The  principal  raw  materials  used by the  Company are nylon fiber and
filament,  and synthetic  backing;  additional raw materials include  polyester,
polypropylene and wool fibers and filaments, jute, latex and dye.
During 1994, the Company experienced no significant shortages of raw materials.


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Employees

        At December 31, 1994,  the Company had  approximately  24,600  full-time
employees. In the opinion of management,  employee relations are good. Employees
are involved in the Quality  Improvement  Process which began in 1985. This
program was designed to improve the  Company's  products  and  services  through
education and training. None of the Company's employees in the United States are
represented  by unions.  Employees of foreign  subsidiaries  are  represented by
unions.

Environmental Matters

        Management  believes  the  Company is  currently  in  compliance  in all
material  respects  with  applicable  federal,  state  and  local  statutes  and
ordinances  regulating  the  discharge of  materials  into the  environment  and
otherwise  relating to the protection of the  environment.  Management  does not
believe the Company will be required to expend any material  amounts in order to
remain in compliance  with these laws and  regulations or that  compliance  will
materially affect its capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position.

        During 1994, the Company  continued its  commitment to the  environment.
The Company's Research and Design Center was opened successfully in 1994 and was
the first commercial  application of concrete produced using carpet by-products.
In this recycling process,  a portion of the conventional  concrete substrate is
replaced with shredded  carpet  remnants.  Laboratory  tests  indicate that this
product is equal to, and in some ways superior to, conventional concrete.

        Because of its  commitment to finding new ways of using mill waste,  the
Company is  aggressively  pursuing a situation where all its waste products
can be used in an environmentally  friendly way. Future possibilities for use of
the fiber  reinforced  concrete include road and bridge  construction,  military
applications, building foundations, tile, brick and concrete blocks.
Patents, Trademarks, etc.

        Patent  protection has not been  significant to the Company's  business,
although the Company  does hold several  patents  covering  machinery  used in a
specific carpet coloring process and has several patent applications pending.


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                                 Item 2. Properties

        Shaw's executive offices are located in Dalton,  Georgia.  The principal
facilities  operated by Shaw and  described  below are owned except as otherwise
noted:

                                     Approximate       Principal Products
Location                               Sq. Ft.            or Functions

Dalton, Georgia                        46,700          Executive headquarters
Dalton, Georgia                       145,000          Administrative offices
Dalton, Georgia                       114,600          Administrative offices
Dalton, Georgia                       229,500          Administrative offices
                                                       and distribution
Dalton, Georgia                       309,800          Administrative offices
                                                       and distribution
Dalton, Georgia                       291,000          Administrative offices
                                                       and distribution
Dalton, Georgia                       235,500          Administrative offices
                                                       and distribution
Dalton, Georgia                       372,700          Administrative offices
                                                       and distribution
Cartersville, Georgia                 138,900          Administrative offices
                                                       and warehousing
Dalton, Georgia                       601,000          Distribution
Dalton, Georgia                       400,000          Distribution
Dalton, Georgia                       303,200          Distribution
Dalton, Georgia                       371,600          Distribution
Ringgold, Georgia                     649,100          Distribution
Ringgold, Georgia                     224,200          Distribution
Andalusia, Alabama                  1,119,000          Yarn extrusion
Thomson, Georgia                      258,300          Yarn extrusion
Valley Head, Alabama(1)               160,000          Yarn processing
Bainbridge, Georgia                   450,000          Yarn processing
Blue Ridge, Georgia(2)                 75,100          Yarn processing
Calhoun, Georgia                      262,100          Yarn processing
Chatsworth, Georgia(2)                 36,800          Yarn processing
Chatsworth, Georgia                   117,200          Yarn processing
Lafayette, Georgia                    131,900          Yarn processing
Milledgeville, Georgia                 78,600          Yarn processing
Rome, Georgia                          40,600          Yarn processing
Decatur, Tennessee(1)                 151,000          Yarn processing
Eton, Georgia                         423,000          Yarn processing and
                                                       tufting
Stevenson, Alabama                    441,000          Yarn spinning
Chatsworth, Georgia                   188,300          Yarn spinning
Dallas, Georgia                       138,500          Yarn spinning
Dalton, Georgia                       241,600          Yarn spinning
Ellijay, Georgia                      157,100          Yarn spinning
Fitzgerald, Georgia                   250,000          Yarn spinning
Newnan, Georgia                       289,000          Yarn spinning


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                                     Approximate       Principal Products
Location                               Sq. Ft.            or Functions

Tifton, Georgia                       142,500          Yarn spinning
Toccoa, Georgia                       139,000          Yarn spinning
Trenton, Georgia                      192,300          Yarn spinning
Trenton, SC                           169,500          Yarn spinning
South Pittsburg, TN                   187,900          Yarn spinning
Cartersville, Georgia                 317,600          Tufting, dyeing &
                                                       coating
Cartersville, Georgia                171,800           Tufting, dyeing &
                                                       coating
Dalton, Georgia                      650,240           Tufting, dyeing &
                                                       coating
Dalton, Georgia                      461,000           Tufting, dyeing &
                                                       coating
Dalton, Georgia                      326,000           Tufting, dyeing &
                                                       coating
Dalton, Georgia                      354,900           Tufting, dyeing &
                                                       coating
Dalton, Georgia                      579,600           Tufting, dyeing &
                                                       coating
Dalton, Georgia                      376,200           Tufting & printing
Ringgold, Georgia                    201,000           Tufting
Dalton, Georgia                      150,000           Dyeing
Dalton, Georgia                      267,000           Dyeing and coating
Dalton, Georgia                      231,300           Printing, foaming &
                                                       warehousing
Cartersville, Georgia(2)             192,000           Carpet tile
                                                       manufacturing
Cartersville, Georgia                255,200           Contract carpet
                                                       manufacturing
Charlotte, N.C.                      112,400           Backing manufacturing
Ringgold, Georgia(2)                 248,000           Finishing and rug
                                                       manufacturing
Winchester, Tennessee               320,600            Carpet manufacturing
Chickamauga, Georgia(2)             219,500            Sample manufacturing
                                                       and warehousing
Dalton, Georgia                     197,680            Sample manufacturing
                                                       and warehousing
Dalton, Georgia(2)                  103,100            Sample manufacturing
                                                       and warehousing
Dalton, Georgia                     147,200            Sample manufacturing and
                                                       warehousing
Dalton, Georgia (2)                 154,800            Sample manufacturing and
                                                       warehousing
Dalton, Georgia (2)                  45,200            Carpet store
Dalton, Georgia                      55,000            Design Center
Dalton, Georgia                      85,000            Research and Development
                                                       Center


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                                     Approximate       Principal Products
Location                               Sq. Ft.           or Functions

Bradford, England                   746,000           Tufting, weaving, coating,
                                                      distribution and
                                                      administrative offices.
Gwent, Wales                        265,000           Yarn extrusion, yarn
                                                      processing, tufting,
                                                      dyeing and coating
Victoria, Australia               1,425,000           Yarn extrusion, yarn
                                                      processing, tufting,
                                                      dyeing, coating,
                                                      distribution and
                                                      administrative offices
Monterrey, Mexico                   288,000           Yarn processing,
                                                      tufting, dyeing,
                                                      coating, distribution
                                                      and adminstrative
                                                      offices.

       (1)    Leased from Industrial Development Boards.

       (2)    Leased property.

       Shaw maintains leased  warehouses and customer  service  facilities in or
near  Dallas;  Los  Angeles  (2);  Seattle;  San  Francisco;   Denver;  Chicago;
Minneapolis;  Boston; and, Cranbury,  New Jersey. Each leased warehouse facility
includes a sales showroom. The Company also maintains  redistribution centers in
Orlando, Florida; Columbus, Ohio; Mobile, Alabama; Kernersville, North Carolina;
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; St. Louis, Missouri; and, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Management of the Company  believes all of its  properties  are  generally  well
maintained,  suitable  and  adequate  for its  current  and  anticipated  future
operations, and are substantially utilized.


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Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

       From time to time the  Company is subject to claims and suits  arising in
the course of its  business.  In April 1993,  the Company  became a defendant in
certain litigation  alleging personal injury resulting from personal exposure to
volatile  organic  compounds  found  in  carpet  produced  by the  Company.  The
complaints  seek injunctive  relief and unspecified  money damage on all claims.
The  Company  has  denied  any  liability.  The  Company  believes  that  it has
meritorious  defenses and that the litigation  will not have a material  adverse
effect on the Company's  financial  condition or results of operations.  In June
1994,  the Company and several other carpet  manufacturers  received  grand jury
subpoenas from the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice
relating to an  investigation  of the industry.  The Company  believes that once
this  investigation  is completed it will not have a material  adverse effect on
the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

       At the end of  fiscal  year  1994,  there  were no  other  pending  legal
proceedings to which the Company was a party or to which any of its property was
subject  which,  in the  opinion of  management,  were likely to have a material
adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  financial  condition or results of
operations.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

       Not applicable.






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Item 4(A).  Executive Officers of the Registrant

                                            Officer
Name                               Age      Since                  Position
----                               ---      -------                --------
J. C. Shaw                         65       1967         Chairman of the Board
                                                         of Directors

Robert E. Shaw                     63       1967         President and Chief
                                                         Executive Officer
                                                         and Director

William C. Lusk, Jr.               59       1971         Senior Vice President
                                                         and Treasurer and
                                                         Director

W. Norris Little                   63       1978         Senior Vice President,
                                                         Operations and
                                                         Director

Vance D. Bell                      43       1983         Vice President,
                                                         Marketing

Bennie M. Laughter                 43       1986         Vice President,
                                                         Secretary and General
                                                         Counsel

Carl P. Rollins                    51       1991         Vice President

Douglas H. Hoskins                 60       1978         Controller

     Messrs.  J. C. Shaw and  Robert E.  Shaw are  brothers.  There are no other
family relationships among any of the executive officers of the Company.

        Officers of the Company are elected  annually by the Board of Directors.
     All of the executive  officers of the Company  except for Mr. Rollins have
served as executive officers for the Company for more than the past five years.


     Mr. Rollins joined the Company in June, 1991, as a Vice President. Prior to
June, 1991, Mr. Rollins had been engaged in the private practice of law with the
firm of McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle, Rollins & Fordham, in Dalton, Georgia.


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                                     PART II

     Item 5. Market for the  Registrant's  Common Stock and Related  Shareholder
Matters

       The high and low sales prices for the Company's  common stock as reported
by the New York Stock  Exchange and the amount of dividends  paid by quarter for
the last two fiscal years are set forth on page 1 of Exhibit 13.

     Reference is made to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated  Financial  Statements
on page 12 of Exhibit 13 for information concerning  restrictions on the payment
of cash dividends.

       At March 1, 1995,  there were  4,449  holders of record of the  Company's
common stock.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

     This  information  is set forth on pages 4 - 5 of the  Exhibit 13 under the
caption "Ten-Year Financial Review."

     Item 7.  Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition and
Results of Operations

       This  information  is set  forth  on  pages 2 - 3 of  Exhibit  13 to this
report.

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

       This information is set forth on pages 6 - 20 of Exhibit 13.

Item 9.  Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

       None.


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                                     PART III
Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

       Information   concerning   directors  is  incorporated  by  reference  to
"Election of Class of Directors"  on pages 3 - 6 of the Proxy  Statement for the
1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Reference is also made to Item 4(A) of Part
I of this report,  "Executive  Officers of the Registrant," which information is
incorporated herein.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

     This  information is incorporated by reference to "Executive  Compensation"
on  pages  7 - 14 of  the  Proxy  Statement  for  the  1995  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders.

 Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

       This  information  is  incorporated  by reference  to "Voting  Rights and
Principal  Shareholders"  and  "Election of  Directors"  on pages 1 -2 and 3 - 6
respectively,   of  the  Proxy   Statement  for  the  1995  Annual   Meeting  of
Shareholders.


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                                     PART IV

 Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

       This information is incorporated by reference to "Certain  Relationships"
on page 5 of the Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 Item 14.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule and Reports on Form 8-K

       (a)    The following documents are filed as part of this report:

       1.     Financial Statements

              Exhibit 13, a copy of which is filed with this Form 10-K, contains
       the balance  sheets as of December  31,  1994,  and January 1, 1994,  the
       related statements of income, shareholders' investment and cash flows for
       each of the three years in the period ended  December  31, 1994,  and the
       related report of Arthur Andersen LLP. These financial statements and the
       report of Arthur Andersen LLP are incorporated herein by reference.  The
       financial statements, incorporated by reference, include the following:

           -   Balance Sheets -- December 31, 1994, and January 1,
1994.

              - Statements of Income and Statements of Shareholders'  Investment
for the years ended December 31, 1994, January 1, 1994, and December 26, 1992.

     - Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended  December 31, 1994,  January
1, 1994, and December 26, 1992.

     - Notes to Financial  Statements -- December 31, 1994, January 1, 1994, and
December 26, 1992.

       2.  Financial Statement Schedule

              -     Report of Independent Public Accountants as to Schedule:

   Schedule
    Number


     II      Valuation and  Qualifying  Accounts for the Years Ended December
             31, 1994, January 1, 1994 and December 26, 1992.


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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




To the Shareholders of
Shaw Industries, Inc.:

     We have audited,  in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards,
the financial statements of Shaw Industries,  Inc. included in the annual report
to shareholders  incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K and have issued our
report  thereon  dated  February 8, 1995.  Our audit was made for the purpose of
forming an  opinion on those  statements  taken as a whole.  Schedule  II is the
responsibility  of the  Company's  management  and is presented  for purposes of
complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of
the basic financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures  applied in the audit of the basic  financial  statements and, in our
opinion, fairly states, in all material respects, the financial data required to
be set forth therein in relation to the basic  financial  statements  taken as a
whole.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
February 8, 1995


                                                                SCHEDULE II
                            SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC.

                      VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

  FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, JANUARY 1, 1994 AND DECEMBER 26, 1992




                                                         Additions
                                         Balance at   Charged to
                                          Beginning    Costs and               Balance at
                                           of Year     Expenses    Deductions  End of Year
                                                                 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 26, 1992:
   Allowance for doubtful accounts and
   discounts                           $     8,289  $     84,675 $    78,143 $     14,821

YEAR ENDED JANUARY 1, 1994:
   Allowance for doubtful accounts and
   discounts                           $     14,821 $     98,230 $   100,000 $     13,051

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994:
   Allowance for doubtful accounts and
   discounts                           $     13,051 $    112,978 $   108,104 $     17,925






                Number          Description

       3.     Exhibits incorporated by reference or filed with this report.

     3(a) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.  [Incorporated  herein
by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Registrant's  Registration  Statement filed with
the commission on December 28, 1993 (File No. 33-51719).]

     3(b)  Bylaws.   [Incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3(b)  to
Registrant's  Registration  Statement  filed with the commission on December 28,
1993 (File No. 33-51714).]

     4(a) Specimen  form of Common Stock  Certificate.  [Incorporated  herein by
reference  to  Exhibit  2 to  Registrant's  Report  on Form 8-A  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 1989 (File No. 1-6853).]


              4(b)   Articles  II,  V  and  VI  of  the  Restated   Articles  of
Incorporation, as amended, contained in Exhibit 3(a), and Articles Two and Seven
and Section 8.1 of the Bylaws of  Registrant,  contained  in Exhibit  3(b),  and
Statement  of  Designation,  Preferences  and  Rights of Series A  Participating
Preferred Stock, filed as Exhibit 3(c), are incorporated herein by reference.


              4(c)  Rights  Agreement  dated  as  of  April  10,  1989,  between
Registrant  and Citizens and Southern Trust Company  (Georgia),  N.A., as Rights
Agent.  [Incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to Registrant's  Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on May 5,
1989 (File No.
1-6853).]

              10(a)           Reserved

              10(b)*   Deferred   Compensation   Plan  and   form  of   Deferred
Compensation  Agreement of Registrant as adopted in April,  1980.  [Incorporated
herein by  reference to the  Registrant's  July 2, 1994 Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission].


              10(c)           Reserved




              10(d)           Reserved

              10(e)           Reserved

              10(f)           Reserved

       10(g) Credit Agreement dated November 30, 1994,  between  Registrant and
Nationsbank of Georgia, National Association, regarding a $600,000,000 revolving
credit facility.

     10(h)* 1987 Incentive  Stock Option Plan of the  Registrant.  [Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit A to  Registrant's  1987 Proxy  Statement,  dated
September 22, 1987 (File No. 1-6853).]

              10(i)           Reserved

     10(j)* 1989 Discounted  Stock Option Plan of the Registrant.  [Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit A to  Registrant's  1989 Proxy  Statement,  dated
September 21, 1989 (File No. 1-6853).]

              10(k)*  1992  Incentive Stock Option Plan of the
Registrant. [Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit A to Registrant's 1992 Proxy
Statement, dated September 18, 1992 (File No.1-6853).]

              11  Computation  of Earnings  per Share for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 1994, January 1, 1994 and December 26, 1992.

     13  Items  Incorporated  by  Reference  from  the  1994  Annual  Report  to
Shareholders.

              21              List of Subsidiaries.

              23              Consent of independent public accountants.

              27              Financial Data Schedule.

              *Compensatory plan or management contract required to be
              filed as an exhibit to Item 14 (c) of Form 10-K.

       (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed  during the last  quarter of fiscal
1994.



                                   SIGNATURES
       Pursuant  to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                             SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC.


Date:  March 30, 1995                     By: /S/ROBERT E. SHAW
             --                               -----------------
                                               Robert E. Shaw
                                              President and Chief
                                              Executive Officer

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Date:  March 30, 1995                         /S/ ROBERT E. SHAW
             --                               ------------------
                                              Robert E. Shaw
                                              President, Chief
                                              Executive Officer and
                                              Director

Date:  March 30, 1995                         /S/ J. C. SHAW
             --                               --------------
                                               J. C. Shaw
                                              Chairman of the Board of
                                              Directors


Date:  March 30, 1995                         /S/ WILLIAM C. LUSK, JR.
             --                               ------------------------  
                                              William C. Lusk, Jr.
                                              Sr. VP, Treasurer and
                                              Director (Principal
                                              Financial and Accounting
                                              Officer)


Date:  March 30, 1995                         /S/ W. NORRIS LITTLE
             --                               --------------------
                                               W. Norris Little
                                              Senior VP, Operations and
                                              Director

Date:  March 30, 1995                         /S/ ROBERT R. HARLIN
             --                               --------------------
                                               Robert R. Harlin
                                               Director

Date:  March 30, 1995                         /S/ THOMAS G. COUSINS
             --                               ---------------------
                                               Thomas G. Cousins
                                               Director



Date:  March 30, 1995                         /S/ S. TUCKER GRIGG
             --                               -------------------
                                              S.Tucker Grigg
                                              Director

Date:  March 30, 1995                        /S/ CLIFFORD M. KIRTLAND, Jr.
             --                              -----------------------------
                                             Clifford M. Kirtland, Jr.
                                             Director

Date:  March 30, 1995                        /S/ J. HICKS LANIER
             --                              -------------------
                                             J. Hicks Lanier
                                             Director

Date:  March 30, 1995                        /S/ R. JULIAN McCAMY
             --                              --------------------
                                             R. Julian McCamy
                                             Director



         Exhibit                                                   Page
         Number       Description                                 Number

     3 (a)  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation,
            [Incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit
            3(a) to Registrant's  Registration  Statement
            filed with the commission on December 28,
            1993 (File No. 33-51719).]

     3 (b)  Bylaws.  [Incorporated  herein by  reference  to
            Exhibit 3 (b) to Registrant's Registration Statement
           (File No. 33-51719).]

     4 (a)  Specimen  form  of  Common  Stock  Certificate.
            [Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to
            Registrant's  Report on Form 8-A filed with the
            Securities nd Exchange Commission on May 12, 1989
            (File No. 1-6853).]

     4 (b)  Articles II, V and VI of the Restated  Articles
            of Incorporation, as amended,  contained in Exhibit
            3(a),  and Articles Two and Seven and Section 8.1 of
            the Bylaws of  Registrant,  contained in Exhibit  3(b),
            and Statement of Designation,  Preferences and Rights
            of Series A Participating  Preferred Stock, filed as
            Exhibit 3(c), are incorporated.

     4 (c)  Rights   Agreement   dated  as  of  April  10,  1989
            between Registrant and Citizens and  Southern  Trust
            Company  (Georgia),  N.A.,  as  Rights Agent.
            [Incorporated herein  by  reference  to  Exhibit 1
            to  Registrant's  Current Report on Form 8-K filed
            with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on
            May 5, 1989 (File No. 1-6853.]




         Exhibit                                                   Page
          Number      Description                                 Number


     10 (a)  Reserved

     10 (b)* Deferred  Compensation Plan and form of Deferred
             Compensation Agreement of Registrant as adopted
             in April, 1980. [ Incorporated herein by reference th the 
             Registrant's July 2, 1994 Form 10 K filed with the Securities
             and Exchange Commission ].

     10(c)   Reserved

     10(d)   Reserved

     10(e)   Reserved

     10(f)   Reserved

     10(g)   Credit Agreement dated November 30, 1994,  between
             Registrant  and  Nationsbank  of Georgia,  National
             Association, regarding a $600,000,000 revolving
             credit facility.

     10(h)*  1987 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Registrant.
             [Incorporated herein by  reference   to  Exhibit  A
             to Registrant's 1987 Proxy Statement, dated
             September 22, 1987  (File No. 1-6853).]

     10(i)   Reserved

     10(j)*  1989 Discounted Stock Option Plan of the Registrant.
             [Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to
             Registrant's 1989 Proxy Statement, dated September 21,
             1989 (File No. 1-6853).]

     10(k)*  1992  Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Registrant.
             [Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to
             Registrant's 1992 Proxy



         Exhibit                                                   Page
         Number       Description                                 Number

             Statement, dated September 18, 1992
             (File No. 1-6853).]

     11      Computation of Earnings per share for the fiscal
             years ended December 31, 1994, January 1, 1994 and
             December 26, 1992.

     13      Items Incorporated by Reference from the 1994
             Annual Report to Shareholders.

     21      List of Subsidiaries.

     23      Consent of independent public accountants.

     27      Financial Data Schedule.

     *Compensatory plan or management contract required to be
      filed as an exhibit to Item 14(c) of Form 10-K.


     (b)     No reports on Form 8-K were filed  during the
             last  quarter of fiscal 1994.