Exhibit 24
 
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I,  the undersigned  Director and/or  Officer  of Chemfab  Corporation (the
"Company"), hereby severally constitute and appoint Duane C. Montopoli, Moosa E.
Moosa,  and David L. Engel,  and each of  them, my true and  lawful attorney and
agent to sign for me, and in my name and in the capacity or capacities indicated
below (A)  the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the fiscal  year ended
June 30, 1996  and (B) any  and all amendments (including  supplements and post-
effective  amendments) to (1) the  Company's Registration Statement  on Form S-8
(File No.  2-89831), dated as of March 8, 1984, registering under the Securities
Act  of 1933,  as amended  (the  "Act"), shares  of the  Company's Common  Stock
issuable or transferable on the exercise of stock options and stock appreciation
rights  under the Company's  1983 Incentive Stock Option  Plan (the "1983 Plan")
and on  the exercise of stock  options under the Company's  1981 Incentive Stock
Option Plan  (the "1981 Plan") and the 1979 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the
"1979 Plan"), (2) the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-
18263), dated as  of November 30, 1987, registering under the  Act shares of the
Company's Common Stock issuable or transferable on exercise of options under the
1983  Plan, the  1981 Plan  and the  1986 Stock  Option Plan  (the  "1986 Plan")
(collectively,  with the  1983  Plan, the  1981  Plan, and  the  1979 Plan,  the
"Plans"), (3)  the Company's  Registration Statement  on Form S-8,  dated as  of
August 2,  1990, registering under the Act shares  of the Company's Common Stock
issuable or  transferable on exercise  of options under  the 1986 Plan,  (4) the
Company's  Registration Statement on  Form S-3  (File No.  33-18264) registering
under  the Act  for reoffer, shares  of the  Company's Common  Stock issuable or
transferable on  exercise of  options under  the  Plans or  of certain  Non-Plan
options,  (5) the  Company's Registration  Statement on  Form S-8 (File  No. 33-
61946),  dated as  of April 30, 1993,  registering under  the Act  shares of the
Company's Common Stock issuable or transferable on exercise of options under the
Company's  1991 Stock Option Plan and  the Company's 1991 Chemfab Employee Stock
Option Plan, and  (6) the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.
333-07139), dated  as of June 28, 1996, registering  under the Act shares of the
Company's Common Stock issuable or transferable on exercise of options under the
1991 Plan and registering under the Act for reoffer certain of such shares.

Signature                    Title                                          Date
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/s/ Duane C. Montopoli       President, Chief Executive Officer   August 1, 1996
- ---------------------------  and Director
Duane C. Montopoli              


Signature                    Title                                          Date
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/s/ Moosa E. Moosa           Vice President - Finance and         August 1, 1996
- ---------------------------  Administration, Chief Financial
Moosa E. Moosa               Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
(principal financial officer)


/s/ Laurence E. Richard      Corporate Controller                 August 1, 1996
- ---------------------------  (principal accounting officer)
Laurence E. Richard


/s/ Paul M. Cook             Director                             August 1, 1996
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Paul M. Cook


/s/ Warren C. Cook           Director                             August 1, 1996
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Warren C. Cook


/s/ Robert E. McGill III     Director                             August 1, 1996
- ---------------------------
Robert E. McGill III


/s/ James E. McGrath         Director                             August 1, 1996
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James E. McGrath


/s/ Nicholas Pappas          Director                             August 1, 1996
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Nicholas Pappas