JPS TEXTILE GROUP, INC.                              Exhibit 12.2
     COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED
        CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
     (In thousands)






                                                                Fiscal Year Ended                         Three Months Ended 
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------
                                             11/03/90    11/02/91    10/31/92    10/30/93    10/29/94    01/29/94    01/28/95
                                            (53 Weeks)  (52 Weeks)  (52 Weeks)  (52 Weeks)  (52 Weeks)  (13 Weeks)  (13 Weeks)
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Earnings:
  Loss before income taxes, discontinued 
     operations, extraordinary items and
     cumulative effects of accounting 
     changes per consolidated statements 
     of operations                          $  (41,313) $ (48,649)  $ (25,186)  $ (37,595)  $ (35,321)   $(13,018)    $(5,398)

  Add:
     Interest on indebtedness                   56,449     44,722     41 ,473      49,988      45,002      12,564       7,643
     Interest accretion and debt
       issuance cost amortization               24,431     25,111      18,805      12,208      11,450       2,922       2,422
     Portion of rents representative 
       of the interest factor                      921      1,137       1,320       1,198       1,347         321         351
                                            ----------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------     --------    --------
       Total earnings                       $   40,488  $  22,321   $  36,412   $  25,799   $  22,478     $ 2,789     $ 5,018
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Fixed Charges:
  Interest on indebtedness                      56,449     44,722      41,473      49,988      45,002      12,564       7,643
  Interest accretion and debt 
     issuance cost amortization                 24,431     25,111      18,805      12,208      11,450       2,922       2,422
  Portion of rents representative 
     of the interest factor                        921      1,137       1,320       1,198       1,347         321         351
                                            ----------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------     --------    --------
       Total fixed charges                      81,801     70,970      61,598      63,394      57,799      15,807      10,416

Senior redeemable preferred stock in-kind
  dividends and discount accretion               5,299      3,769       2,459       2,863       3,333         809         930
                                            ----------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------     --------    --------
  Combined fixed charges and preferred
     stock dividends                        $   87,100  $  74,739   $  64,057   $  66,257   $  61,132     $16,616     $11,346
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  and preferred stock dividends                  -          -           -           -            -           -           -   
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Deficiency of earnings to cover fixed 
  charges and preferred stock dividends     $   46,612  $  52,418   $  27,645   $  40,458   $  38,654     $13,827     $ 6,328
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