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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.60


                                                                  March 25, 1997



Mr. Wesley Mancini
Wesley Mancini Ltd.
1208 The Plaza
P.O. Box 9545
Charlotte, NC 28205

Dear Wesley:

This letter is to serve as the agreement under which Wesley Mancini Ltd.
("Mancini") renders services as an independent consultant to Conso Products
Company ("CONSO"). The term of this agreement under the following terms and
conditions shall be from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1998.

1.       Mancini's duties under this agreement are to provide design and design
         support services for future products of CONSO as requested by CONSO,
         including the design styling of trimmings to be sold either as stock
         products under CONSO's Imperial name or as "private label" collections
         under the name of another company.

2.       CONSO shall have full right, title, and interest in and to all designs
         produced by Mancini hereunder. During the term of this agreement,
         Mancini shall render design and design support services related to
         trimmings and narrow width fabrics only for Conso and no other
         decorative trimmings manufacturer. CONSO may use the services of other
         independent designers only after first contacting Mancini and Mancini
         prefers not to develop the styles requested by Conso. CONSO shall have
         the right to apply for and to secure, in the name of Conso Products
         Company, copyrights on all designs produced by Mancini hereunder and
         Mancini will cooperate with CONSO to the extent required in obtaining
         such copyrights. Conso acknowledges that the name "Wesley Mancini" and
         variations thereof are registered trademarks and that any symbol or
         logo incorporating the trademarked names constitute Mancini's
         trademarks. Conso is granted a license to use the names in connection
         with its decorative trimmings and narrow width fabrics contingent on
         control and approval of the nature and quality of the products by
         Mancini. The license to use the names extends only for the term of
         Conso's authority to manufacture and sell products under this Agreement
         and applies only to products designed by Mancini to which its name is
         identified. Conso acknowledges and agrees that any use of the
         trademarked names inures to the benefit of Mancini.


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3.       Mancini's work, under this agreement, shall be performed at the
         location of its choosing. Mancini agrees to spend all the time
         necessary at CONSO's production site, attend all necessary management,
         marketing and design meetings, and market, in which event CONSO shall
         reimburse Mancini for reasonable travel, lodging, and subsistence
         expenses upon presentation of itemized statements for such expenses,
         together with vouchers and receipts therefore. CONSO's travel policies
         include $ .26 per mile for auto travel from Charlotte, N.C., and coach
         air travel. Mancini shall also be reimbursed for all telephone toll
         charges incurred in rendering services under this agreement.

4.       CONSO shall pay to Mancini royalty fees based on the following services
         by Mancini:

         -        A 5% fee shall be paid on the net sales of all trimmings
                  designed for and included in "private label" collections
                  produced for other companies (such as Kravet) for as long as
                  these stylings are sold by CONSO.

         -        A 3% fee shall be paid on the net sales of all trimmings
                  designed for and included in the Imperial Collection of
                  Decorative Trimmings, and any other stylings of trimmings
                  designed by Mancini and sold under the CONSO label, for as
                  long as these stylings are sold by CONSO.

5.       Mancini shall have design and content input on sample books, cards,
         boxes or other sales presentation materials which include the use of
         his name. CONSO shall have the ultimate right to decide which
         trimmings, lines, styles, colors and sample presentations shall be used
         for sales. CONSO also has the right to establish all sales prices for
         all products designed or colored by Mancini.

6.       CONSO shall have the right to produce all trimmings and use any colors
         presented by Mancini for CONSO as long as CONSO compensates Mancini in
         accordance with this agreement.

7.       The term of this agreement shall be for two (2) years from January 1,
         1997 through December 31, 1998. In the event that, during such term,
         Wesley Mancini should become incapacitated to render services required
         hereunder or the agreement is not renewed on January 1, 1999, CONSO
         shall continue to pay royalties to Mancini, as specified in Section 4.

8.       Neither Mancini nor any employee of Mancini shall act as an agent of
         CONSO, nor be deemed to be an employee of CONSO for the purpose of any
         employee benefit program or otherwise, and Mancini shall be deemed to
         be an independent contractor to CONSO. Further, CONSO shall have no
         obligation to withhold any taxes, social security, or other sums from
         any payments due to Mancini hereunder. In addition, Mancini shall not
         enter into any agreement or incur any obligation on behalf of CONSO, or
         commit CONSO in any manner.


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 9.      The term "Designs" shall mean all styles of trimmings or colors
         designed by Mancini and the production of such designs shall be
         credited to Mancini for royalty purposes.

10.      The design of any line of trimmings sold under the CONSO label (such as
         the Imperial Collection) will be attributed to Mancini by either
         mention on the label or placard associated with the display of any such
         design if requested by Mancini. Any such label or placard will be
         designed by Mancini or at his direction and shall be placed upon all
         samples of trimmings or placards displaying such trimmings at CONSO's
         expense. CONSO shall have final approval as to the type, size, and cost
         of reproduction of any such label or placard. In the case of designs
         for "private label" companies, the designation of Mancini as the
         designer shall be mutually agreed upon by Mancini and the "private
         label" company on a case by case basis. Mancini shall have the option
         of designing stylings for a "private label"company if they do not come
         to an agreement as to credit for Mancini.

11.      Any proposals for advertisements displaying the line of trimmings
         designed by Mancini and sold under the CONSO label shall be submitted
         to Mancini for approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
         Should Mancini fail to notify Conso Products Company or its marketing
         agency that said proposals are unsatisfactory, within twenty (20) days
         of receipt by Mancini, Mancini will be deemed to have consented to said
         proposal.

12.      This agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
         laws of the State of North Carolina.


         This the 25th day of March, 1997.



         CONSO PRODUCTS COMPANY



         By: /s/ Duane Southerland, Jr.
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                           President


         WESLEY MANCINI LTD.


         By: /s/ Wesley Mancini
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                           President