EXHIBIT 10.10

                               AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
                           REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT


          This is  Amendment  No.  4 dated  as of June  13,  1996  (the  "Fourth
Amendment") to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 12, 1992 (the
"Original  Agreement")  by and among  Worldtex,  Inc. (as successor to Willcox &
Gibbs, Inc.) (the "Borrower"),  the Banks party thereto,  and NationsBank,  N.A.
(successor  to  NationsBank  of North  Carolina,  N.A.)  ("NationsBank")  in its
capacity both as the Agent for the Banks  ("Agent") and as a Bank, as previously
amended by Amendment  No. 1,  Amendment  No. 2 and  Amendment No. 3 to Revolving
Credit  Agreement  dated,  respectively,  as of  January  15,  1993 (the  "First
Amendment"),  September 30, 1993 (the "Second Amendment") and July 15, 1994 (the
"Third Amendment").  The Original Agreement,  as amended by the First Amendment,
the  Second  Amendment  and the Third  Amendment,  is  hereinafter  collectively
referred to as the "Agreement".

          Unless otherwise  defined in this Fourth  Amendment,  terms defined in
the Agreement shall have the same definition when used in this Fourth Amendment.

          A.  _______In  accordance  with  Section  8.01 of the  Agreement,  the
Borrower,  the Banks  and the  Agent  hereby  agree to amend  the  Agreement  as
follows:

               1.  "Termination  Date" means,  with respect to the Extensions of
          Credit,  the earliest to occur of (a) October 6, 1997, or (b) the date
          of the  termination in whole of the  Commitments  pursuant to Sections
          2.03 or 6.01.

          B.  _______Fees and Expenses.  All reasonable  out-of-pocket  expenses
(including  the  reasonable  fees and  expenses  of Moore & Van  Allen,  special
counsel to  NationsBank)  incurred by any Bank in connection with the execution,
delivery and enforcement of this Fourth Amendment shall be paid by the Borrower.

          C. _______Miscellaneous.  This Fourth Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when taken together shall  constitute one and the same  agreement.
Except as  specifically  amended  hereby,  the Agreement  shall continue in full
force and effect in accordance  with its terms,  and the  Agreement,  as amended
hereby,  is ratified  and  confirmed in all  respects by the  undersigned.  This
Fourth  Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Fourth Amendment to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,  as of the date
first written above.


                                 WORLDTEX, INC.


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                                 NATIONSBANK, N.A., as a Bank and as Agent


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                                 BANK OF AMERICA


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                                 FLEET BANK, N.A.


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