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                                  AMENDMENT TO
                            SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                     BYLAWS




         Pursuant to action of the Board of Directors on December 12, 1996, the
Bylaws of Springs Industries, Inc., are hereby amended effective December 12,
1996, by deleting the last sentence of Section 2, Article IV, and substituting
therefor the following:

          "No person who has attained the age of 72 years shall be eligible to
          be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors."

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Springs Industries, Inc., has executed this
Amendment as of the 12th day of December, 1996.

                                        SPRINGS INDUSTRIES, INC.,



                                        By: /s/Walter Y. Elisha
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                                            Walter Y. Elisha
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer





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