Exhibit 5





                                    February 11, 1994





Board of Directors
Tultex Corporation
22 East Church Street
Martinsville, Virginia  24115

                       Tultex Corporation
                    Registration on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          We have acted as counsel to Tultex Corporation, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), in connection with its
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any amendments thereto, as
filed on February 11, 1994 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Registration Statement"), with respect to 925,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock, $1.00 par value (the "Common
Stock"), which are proposed to be offered and sold as described in
the Registration Statement.

          In rendering this opinion, we have relied upon, among
other things, our examination of such records of the Company and
certificates of its officers and of public officials as we have
deemed necessary.

          Based upon the foregoing and the further qualifications
stated below, we are of the opinion that:

          1.   The Company is duly incorporated, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia; and

          2.   The 925,000 shares of Common Stock covered by the
Registration Statement have been duly authorized and, when issued
and sold as described in the Registration Statement, will be
legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable

          We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.












                              Very truly yours,


                              (signature of Hunton & Williams)
                              Hunton & Williams