EXHIBIT 10.22

                      AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE DAN RIVER INC.
                          2000 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

         Pursuant to Section 20.(a) of the Dan River Inc. 2000 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), Dan River Inc. (the "Company") hereby amends the
Plan to delete the definition "Change in Control" in Section 2. of the Plan in
its entirety and substitute in lieu thereof the following definition:

         "Change in Control" means a change in control of the Company of a
         nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e)
         of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") as in effect at
         the time of such "change in control", provided that such a change in
         control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as

                  (i) any "person" (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and
                  14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than Joseph L. Lanier,
                  Jr., is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule
                  13d-3 under the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, of
                  securities representing 30% or more of the combined voting
                  power for election of directors of the then outstanding
                  securities of the Company;

                  (ii) during any period of two consecutive years or less,
                  individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the
                  Board cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority
                  of the Board, unless the election or nomination for election
                  of each new director was approved by a vote of at least
                  two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were
                  directors at the beginning of the period;

                  (iii) the shareholders of the Company approve any
                  reorganization, merger, consolidation or share exchange as a
                  result of which the common stock of the Company shall be
                  changed, converted or exchanged into or for securities of
                  another corporation (other than a merger with a wholly-owned
                  subsidiary of the Company) or any dissolution or liquidation
                  of the Company or any sale or the disposition of 50% or more
                  of the assets or business of the Company; or

                  (iv) the shareholders of the Company approve any
                  reorganization, merger, consolidation or share exchange unless
                  (A) the persons who were the beneficial owners of the
                  outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company
                  immediately before the consummation of such transaction
                  beneficially own securities representing 66 2/3% or more of
                  the combined voting power for election of directors of the
                  then outstanding securities of the Company or any successor or
                  survivor corporation in such transaction immediately following
                  the consummation of such transaction and (B) the number of
                  shares of the common stock of such successor or survivor
                  corporation beneficially owned by the persons described in
                  clause (iv)(A) immediately following the consummation of such
                  transaction is beneficially owned by each such person in
                  substantially the same proportion that each such person had
                  beneficially owned shares of the Company common stock
                  immediately before the consummation of such transaction,
                  provided (C) the percentage described in clause (iv)(A) of the
                  beneficially owned shares of the successor or survivor
                  corporation and the number described in clause (iv)(B) of the
                  beneficially owned shares of the successor or survivor
                  corporation shall be determined exclusively by reference to
                  the shares of the successor or survivor corporation which
                  result from the beneficial ownership of shares of common stock
                  of the Company by the persons described in clause (iv)(A)
                  immediately before the consummation of such transaction.

         A Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred on the date which
         includes the "closing" of the transaction which results from a Change
         in Control or, if there is no transaction which results from a Change
         in Control, the date of such Change in Control as reported by the
         Company to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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         This Amendment No. 1 is effective as of the date of the Board of
Director's approval thereof, i.e., November 25, 2002.

                                           DAN RIVER INC.


                                            By: /s/ Joseph L. Lanier, Jr.
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                                               Joseph L. Lanier, Jr.
                                               Chairman and Chief Executive
                                               Officer

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