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                                                                       Exhibit 5

                  B A S S,   B E R R Y   &   S I M S   P L C
                    A PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
                                ATTORNEYS AT LAW

2700 FIRST AMERICAN CENTER                       1700 RIVERVIEW TOWER
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37238-2700                  POST OFFICE BOX 1509
TELEPHONE (615) 742-6200                         KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37901-1509
TELECOPIER (615) 742-6293                        TELEPHONE (423) 521-6200
                                                 TELECOPIER (423) 521-6234

                               September 24, 1997



Dyersburg Corporation
1315 Phillips Street
Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

         Re:  REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as counsel to Dyersburg Corporation, a Tennessee
corporation (the "Company"), in the preparation of a Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission with respect to up to $125,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of the Company's 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, Series B (the
"Exchange Notes") and the related guarantees (the "Guarantees") of the Company's
subsidiaries named in the Registration Statement (the "Guarantors"). The
Exchange Notes and the Guarantees will be offered in exchange for the Company's
issued and outstanding 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, Series A (the
"Series A Notes") and related guarantees, all as described in the Registration
Statement.

         The Exchange Notes are to be issued in exchange for the Series A Notes
pursuant to an indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of August 27, 1997 between
the Company, the Guarantors and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee
(the "Trustee") and the related Registration Rights Agreement among the Company,
the Guarantors, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Prudential Securities Incorporated
(the "Registration Rights Agreement").

         In so acting, we have examined and relied upon such records, documents
and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate in order
to express the opinion hereinafter set forth and have assumed the genuineness of
all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals,
and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as
certified or photostatic copies.

         Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
Exchange Notes and the Guarantees, when duly executed and authenticated in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and delivered in exchange for the
Series A Notes and related guarantees in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, will have been validly issued and will be legally binding obligations
of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, subject to (a) the effect of
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting
the rights of creditors and (b) general principles of equity (including, without
limitation, 


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Dyersburg Corporation
September 22, 1997
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concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the
possible unavailability of specific performance, injunctive relief and other
equitable remedies), regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or
in equity.

                  We express no opinion herein other than as to the law of the
State of Tennessee, the federal law of the United States and Delaware General
Corporation Law.

         We hereby consent to the reference to our law firm in the Registration
Statement under the caption "Legal Matters" and to the use of this opinion as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.

                                                Sincerely,


                                                /s/ Bass, Berry & Sims PLC