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                                                                   EXHIBIT 25.1


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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                  CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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     CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
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                  NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

A U.S. NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION                        41-1592157
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or                          (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national                        Identification No.)
bank)

SIXTH STREET AND MARQUETTE AVENUE
Minneapolis, Minnesota                                     55479
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip code)

                       Stanley S. Stroup, General Counsel
                 NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                       Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
                                 (612) 667-1234
                              (Agent for Service)

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                             PILLOWTEX CORPORATION
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)




TEXAS                                                      75-2147728         
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer   
incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)
                                                                              
4111 MINT WAY                                                                 
DALLAS, TEXAS                                              75237-1605         
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip code)         


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                     9% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007
                     (Title of the indenture securities)

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Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the 
trustee:

         (a)     Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
                 which it is subject.

                 Comptroller of the Currency
                 Treasury Department
                 Washington, D.C.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                 Washington, D.C.

                 The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
                 Washington, D.C.

         (b)     Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                 The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the
trustee, describe each such affiliation.

         None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor
is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15. Foreign Trustee.         Not applicable.
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Item 16. List of Exhibits.        List below all exhibits filed as a part of
         -----------------        this Statement of Eligibility.  Norwest Bank
                                  incorporates by reference into this Form T-1
                                  the exhibits attached hereto.

         Exhibit 1.       a.      A copy of the Articles of Association of the
                                  trustee now in effect.*

         Exhibit 2.       a.      A copy of the certificate of authority of the
                                  trustee to commence business issued June 28,
                                  1872, by the Comptroller of the Currency to
                                  The Northwestern National Bank of 
                                  Minneapolis.*

                          b.      A copy of the certificate of the Comptroller
                                  of the Currency dated January 2, 1934,
                                  approving the consolidation of The
                                  Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis and
                                  The Minnesota Loan and Trust Company of
                                  Minneapolis, with the surviving entity being
                                  titled Northwestern National Bank and Trust
                                  Company of Minneapolis.*

                          c.      A copy of the certificate of the Acting
                                  Comptroller of the Currency dated January 12,
                                  1943, as to change of corporate title of
                                  Northwestern National Bank and Trust Company
                                  of Minneapolis to Northwestern National Bank
                                  of Minneapolis.*


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                          d.      A copy of the letter dated May 12, 1983 from
                                  the Regional Counsel, Comptroller of the
                                  Currency, acknowledging receipt of notice of
                                  name change effective May 1, 1983 from
                                  Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis to
                                  Norwest Bank Minneapolis, National
                                  Association.*

                          e.      A copy of the letter dated January 4, 1988
                                  from the Administrator of National Banks for
                                  the Comptroller of the Currency certifying
                                  approval of consolidation and merger effective
                                  January 1, 1988 of Norwest Bank Minneapolis,
                                  National Association with various other banks
                                  under the title of "Norwest Bank Minnesota,
                                  National Association."*

         Exhibit 3.       A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise
                          corporate trust powers issued January 2, 1934, by the
                          Federal Reserve Board.*

         Exhibit 4.       Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.*

         Exhibit 5.       Not applicable.

         Exhibit 6.       The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
                          of the Act.

         Exhibit 7.       A copy of the latest report of condition of the
                          trustee published pursuant to law or the
                          requirements of its supervising or examining
                          authority.**

         Exhibit 8.       Not applicable.

         Exhibit 9.       Not applicable.





*        Incorporated by reference to exhibit number 25 filed with registration
         statement number 33-66026.

**       Incorporated by reference to exhibit number 25 filed with registration
         statement number 333-43005.
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                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
the trustee, Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, a national banking
association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of
Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 11th day of February 1998.



                                  NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
                                  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                                  /s/ JANE Y. SCHWEIGER            
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                                  Jane Y. Schweiger
                                  Corporate Trust Officer
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                                   EXHIBIT 6



February 11, 1998



Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the
undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities
authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

                                  Very truly yours,

                                  NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA,
                                  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                                  /s/ JANE Y. SCHWEIGER            
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                                  Jane Y. Schweiger
                                  Corporate Trust Officer