EXHIBIT 31.1

                                  CERTIFICATE

I, J. Craig Peterson, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of GFSI, Inc.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
       statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
       to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
       such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
       covered by this report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
       information included in this report, fairly present in all material
       respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
       of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
       establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
       defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
       registrant and have:

       a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
              such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
              our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
              to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
              made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
              during the period in which this report is being prepared;

       b)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
              controls and procedures and presented in this report our
              conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
              and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
              report based on such evaluation; and

       c)     disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
              internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
              the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's
              fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that
              has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
              affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
              reporting; and

5.     The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
       on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
       reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
       registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
       functions):

       a)    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
             design or operation of internal control over financial
             reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
             registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
             financial information; and

       b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
             or other employees who have a significant role in the
             registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  November 9, 2005
                                        /s/ J. Craig Peterson
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                                      Name: J. Craig Peterson
                                      Title:   Senior Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer