POWER OF ATTORNEY


I,  the  undersigned   Director  and/or  Officer  of  Chemfab  Corporation  (the
"Company"),  hereby severally constitute and appoint John W. Verbicky,  Moosa E.
Moosa,  Thomas C. Platt III and David L.  Engel,  and each of them,  my true and
lawful  attorney and agent to sign for me, and in my name and in the capacity or
capacities indicated below (A) the Company's Annual Report on Form I 0-K for the
fiscal  year  ended June 30,  1998,  and (B) any and all  amendments  (including
supplements  and  post-effective  amendments) to (1) the Company's  Registration
Statement  on Form  S-8  (File  No.  2-8983  1),  dated  as of  March  8,  1984,
registering  under the Act shares of the  Company's  Common  Stock  issuable  or
transferable  on the  exercise of stock  options and stock  appreciation  rights
under the Company's 1983  Incentive  Stock Option Plan (the " 1983 Plan") and on
the exercise of stock options under the Company's  1981  Incentive  Stock Option
Plan (the " 1981 Plan") and the 1979 Non-Qualified  Stock Option Plan (the "1979
Plan"), (2) The Company's  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (He No. 33-18263),
dated as of November 30, 1987, registering under the Act shares of the Company's
Common  Stock  issuable or  transferable  on exercise of options  under the 1983
Plan,  the  198 1 Plan  and  the  1986  Stock  Option  Plan  (the " 1986  Plan")
(collectively,  with the  1983  Plan,  the 1981  Plan,  and the 1979  Plan,  the
"Plans"),  (3) the  Company's  Registration  Statement on Form S-8,  dated as of
August 2, 1990,  registering  under the Act shares of the Company's Common Stock
issuable or  transferable  on exercise of options  under the 1986 Plan,  (4) the
Company's  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (File No.  33-18264)  registering
under the Act for reoffer,  shares of the  Company's  Common  Stock  issuable or
transferable  on  exercise  of options  under the Plans or of  certain  Non-Plan
options.  (5) the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-8  (File  No.
33-61946),  dated as of April 30, 1993,  registering under the Act shares of the
Company's Common Stock issuable or transferable on exercise of options under the
1991 Plan and the Company's  1991 Chemfab  Employee  Stock Option Plan,  (6) the
Company's Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-07139),  dated as of
June 28, 1996,  registering  under the Act shares of the Company's  Common Stock
issuable  or  transferable  on  exercise  of  options  under  The 1991  Plan and
registering  under  the Act for  reoffer  certain  of such  shares,  and (7) the
Company's Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-46985),  dated as of
February 27, 1998 registering under the Act shares of the Company's Common Stock
issuable  or  transferable  on  exercise  of  options  under  the 1991  Plan and
registering under the Act for reoffer of such shares.



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Signatures                           Title Date

                                     President, Chief Executive Officer
                         ,1999       and Director
John W. Verbicky                     (principal executive officer)

                                     Vice President-Finance, Chief
                         ,1999       Financial Officer. and Treasurer
Moosa E. Moosa                       (principal financial officer)

                                     Corporate Controller
                         ,1999       (principal accounting officer)
Hilary A. Arwine

                                     Director

                         ,1999
Paul M. Cook

                                     Director
                         ,1999

Warren C. Cook

                                     Director
                         ,1999
Robert E. McGill Ell

                                     Director

                         ,1999
James E. McGrath

                                     Director

                         ,1999
Duane C. Montopoli


                                     Director

                         ,1999
Nicholas Pappas