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EXHIBIT 4.2.15

                                  AMENDMENT OF
                               1992 NOTE AGREEMENT

         This Amendment, entered into as of December 12, 2000, by and among CONE
MILLS CORPORATION (the "Company") and THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF
AMERICA ("Noteholder").

         WHEREAS, the parties hereto have executed and delivered that certain
Note Agreement dated as of August 13, 1992 (as previously amended and as it may
be further amended, modified or supplemented, the "Note Agreement");

         WHEREAS, the Company has requested a modification of the definition of
"Consolidated Net Worth" in the Note Agreement;

         WHEREAS, Noteholder is willing to enter into this Amendment subject to
the satisfaction of conditions and terms set forth herein; and

         WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings set forth in the Note Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1. Amendment to Paragraph 10B of the Note Agreement. The definition of
"Consolidated Net Worth" in Paragraph 10B is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:

                  "Consolidated Net Worth" means, as of any date on which the
         amount thereof is to be determined, the sum of the following in respect
         of the Company and its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis
         and excluding any upward adjustment after the Effective Date due to
         revaluation of assets, including without limitation any FASB 133
         Adjustment): (i) the amount of issued and outstanding share capital,
         plus (ii) the amount of additional paid-in capital and retained
         earnings (or, in the case of a deficit, minus the amount of such
         deficit), plus (iii) the amount of any foreign currency translation
         adjustment (if positive, or, if negative, minus the amount of such
         translation adjustment), plus (iv) the after-tax amount of the charges
         associated with the closure of the Company's Raytex facility not to
         exceed $45,000,000 of pre-tax changes incurred by December 31, 2000,
         minus (v) the amount of any treasury stock, minus (vi) (without
         duplication of deductions in respect of items already deducted in
         arriving at surplus and retained earnings) all reserves (other than
         contingency reserves not allocated to any particular purpose),
         including without limitation reserves for depreciation, depletion,
         amortization, obsolescence, deferred income taxes, insurance and
         inventory valuation, all as determined on a consolidated basis in
         accordance with GAAP applied on a Consistent Basis.

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         2. Consent. The Noteholder hereby consents to the release of Cone
Global Finance Corp., a California corporation ("Cone Global"), as a Guarantor
and a party to any Security Document executed by it, provided that Cone Global
shall be dissolved within ninety (90) days of the date hereof. It shall be an
Event of Default if Cone Global is not dissolved by the end of such ninety (90)
day period.

         3. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective
when, and only when,

         (a) The Noteholder shall have received all of the following documents,
each (unless otherwise indicated) being dated the date hereof, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Noteholder:

            (i) executed originals of this Amendment; and

            (ii) a duly executed amendment to the Credit Agreement;

         (b) The Company shall have paid all costs and expenses (including legal
fees) incurred by the Noteholder;

         (c) Such other documents, instruments, approvals or opinions as the
Noteholder may reasonably request;

         (d) An original Sixth Amendment to Securitization Agreements among Cone
Receivables II LLC, the Company, Cone Foreign Trading LLC, Redwood Receivables
Corporation, and General Electric Capital Corporation permitting the incurrence
of the charges associated with the closing of the Company's Raytex facility
described in the amended definition of "Consolidated Net Worth" set forth in
Section 1 of this Amendment; and

         (e) The representations and warranties contained herein shall be true
on and as of the date hereof, there shall exist on the date hereof, no Event of
Default or Default; there shall exist no material adverse change in the
financial condition, business operation or prospects of the Company or its
Subsidiaries since July 14, 2000; and the Company shall have delivered to the
Noteholder an Officer's Certificate to such effect.

4.       Representations and Warranties.

         (a) The Company hereby repeats and confirms each of the representations
and warranties made by it in the Credit Agreement (it being understood that any
reference to (i) Lender includes the Noteholder, and (ii) Loan Documents
includes the Note Agreement, as amended hereby, and the Notes) and in paragraph
8H of the Note Agreement, as amended hereby, as though made on and as of the
date hereof, with each reference therein to "this Agreement", "hereof",
"hereunder", "thereof", "thereunder" and words of like import being deemed to be
a reference to the Note Agreement as amended hereby.

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         (b) The Company further represents and warrants as follows:

            (i) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
         Amendment are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by
         all necessary corporate action and do not contravene (A) its charter or
         by-laws, (B) law or (C) any legal or contractual restriction binding on
         or affecting the Company; and such execution, delivery and performance
         do not or will not result in or require the creation of any Lien upon
         or with respect to any of its properties.

            (ii) No governmental approval is required for the due execution,
         delivery and performance by the Company of this Amendment, except for
         such governmental approvals as have been duly obtained or made and
         which are in full force and effect on the date hereof and not subject
         to appeal.

            (iii) This Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding
         obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
         with its terms.

            (iv) There are no pending or threatened actions, suits or
         proceedings affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the
         properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court,
         governmental agency or arbitrator, that may, if adversely determined,
         materially adversely affect the financial condition, properties,
         business, operations or prospects of the Company and it Subsidiaries,
         considered as a whole, or affect the legality, validity or
         enforceability of the Note Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, or
         the Notes.

         5. Consent to Amendment of Credit Agreement. The Required Holders
hereby consent to the amendment of Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement as set
forth in Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated December 12, 2000.

         6. Miscellaneous.

         6A. Reference to and Effect on the Note Agreement.

         (a) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date
hereof each reference in the Note Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder",
"hereof" or words of like import referring to the Note Agreement, and each
reference in any other document to "the Note Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof"
or words of like import referring to the Note Agreement, shall mean and be a
reference to the Note Agreement, as amended hereby.

         (b) Except as specifically amended above, the Note Agreement and the
Notes, and all other related documents, are and shall continue to be in full
force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

         (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right,
power or remedy of any holder of a

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Note under the Note Agreement or the Notes, nor constitute a waiver of any
provision of any of the foregoing.

         6B. Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay on demand all costs
and expenses incurred by any holder of a Note in connection with the
preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel. The
Company further agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses, if any
(including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses of
counsel), incurred by any holder of a Note in connection with the enforcement
(whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this
Amendment, including, without limitation, counsel fees and expenses in
connection with the enforcement of rights under this paragraph 6B.

         6C. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.

         6D. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

         6E. No Default or Claims; Waiver. To induce the Noteholder to enter
into this Amendment, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that, as of the
date hereof, (i) no Default or Event of Default exists, (ii) no right of offset,
recoupment, defense, counterclaim, claim or objection exists in favor of the
Company arising out of or with respect to any of the Notes or other obligations
of the Company owed to any holder of a Note, and (iii) the Noteholder has acted
in good faith and has conducted its relationships with the Company in a
commercially reasonable manner in connection with the negotiations, execution
and delivery of this Amendment and in all respects in connection with the Note
Agreement, the Company hereby waiving and releasing any such claims to the
contrary that may exist as of the date of this Amendment.

                           [Signatures on Next Page.]

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

                                      CONE MILLS CORPORATION

                                      By /s/ Gary L. Smith
                                           Name:  Gary L. Smith
                                           Title:  Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

                                      THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
                                          COMPANY OF AMERICA

                                      By  /s/ Robert R. Derrick
                                           Name:  Robert R. Derrick
                                           Title:  Vice President

              December, 2000 Amendment to Cone Mills Note Agreement

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Agreed and accepted and hereby confirming and ratifying its obligations under
its respective Guaranty Agreement:

CONE GLOBAL FINANCE CORP.

By  /s/ Gary L. Smith
     Name:  Gary L. Smith
     Title:  Vice President

CIPCO S.C., INC.

By  /s/ Gary L. Smith
     Name:  Gary L. Smith
     Title:  Vice President

CONE FOREIGN TRADING LLC

By  /s/ Gary L. Smith
     Name:  Gary L. Smith
     Title:  Executive Vice President & CFO

              December, 2000 Amendment to Cone Mills Note AgreementEXHIBIT 4.3.2

                       AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made and
entered into as of this 12th day of December, 2000, by and among CONE MILLS
CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (the "Borrower"), BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., a national banking association, each of the Lenders signatory hereto and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, as Agent (the "Agent")
for the Lenders.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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         WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders from time to time
party thereto (the Lenders") have entered into that certain Credit Agreement
dated as of January 28, 2000, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to
Credit Agreement dated as of July 14, 2000 (as amended hereby and as from time
to time further amended, supplemented or replaced, the "Credit Agreement");

         WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested and the Agent and the Lenders have
agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to amend the
Credit Agreement to modify the definition of Consolidated Net Worth;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and
conditions herein set forth, it is hereby agreed as follows:

         1. Definitions. The term "Credit Agreement" as used herein and in the
other Loan Documents shall mean the Credit Agreement as previously and as hereby
amended and as from time to time further amended or modified. Unless the context
otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have the respective meanings provided therefor in the Credit Agreement.

         2. Amendments to Credit Agreement and Consent.

            (a) Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the definition of
         "Consolidated Net Worth" in Section 1.1 the Credit Agreement is hereby
         amended (a) by inserting after the end of clause (iii) thereof the
         phrase "plus (iv) the after-tax amount of the charges associated with
         the closure of the Borrower's Raytex facility not to exceed $45,000,000
         of pre-tax charges which will be incurred by December 31, 2000," and
         (b) by renumbering the remaining clauses in such definition as "(v)"
         and "(vi)" respectively.

            (b) The Lenders signatory hereto hereby consent to the release of
         Cone Global Finance Corp., a California corporation ("Cone Global"), as
         a Guarantor and as a party to any Security Document executed by it,
         provided that

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         Cone Global shall be dissolved within ninety (90) day of the date
         hereof. It shall be an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement if
         Cone Global is not dissolved by the end of such nintey (90) day period.

         3. Borrower's Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby
represents, warrants and certifies that:

            (a) The representations and warranties made by it in Article VIII of
         the Credit Agreement are true on and as of the date hereof before and
         after giving effect to this Amendment except that the financial
         statements referred to in Section 8.6(a) shall be those most recently
         furnished to each Lender pursuant to Section 9.1(a) and (b) of the
         Credit Agreement;

            (b) The Borrower has the power and authority to execute and perform
         this Amendment and has taken all action required for the lawful
         execution, delivery and performance thereof;

            (c) There has been no material adverse change in the condition,
         financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as
         a whole, since the date of the most recent financial reports of the
         Borrower received by each Lender under Section 9.1(a) of the Credit
         Agreement after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this
         Amendment;

            (d) The business and properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
         are not, and since the date of the most recent financial report of the
         Borrower and its Subsidiaries received by the Agent under Section
         9.1(a) of the Credit Agreement have not been, adversely affected in any
         substantial way as the result of any fire, explosion, earthquake,
         accident, strike, lockout, combination of workmen, flood, embargo,
         riot, activities of armed forces, war or acts of God or the public
         enemy, or cancellation or loss of any major contracts; and

            (e) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

         4. Entire Agreement. This Amendment sets forth the entire understanding
and agreement of the parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relative to
such subject matter. None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be
changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except by writing,
signed by all the parties hereto, specifying such change, modification, waiver
or cancellation of such terms or conditions, or of any proceeding or succeeding
breach thereof.

         5. Full Force and Effect of Amendment. Except as hereby specifically
amended, modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement and all of the other
Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall
remain in full force and effect according to their respective terms.

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         6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all the counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.

         7. Enforceability. Should any one or more of the provisions of this
Amendment be determined to be illegal or unenforceable as to one or more of the
parties hereto, all other provisions nevertheless shall remain effective and
binding on the parties hereto.

         8. Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents. All references in any of
the Loan Documents to the "Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby.

         9. Condition to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall not become
effective until the Agent shall have received at least one executed copy,
certified by the Borrower, of an amendment to the Senior Note Agreement
containing substantially the same amendments as are contained herein and
otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the Agent.

                            [Signature pages follow.]

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year
first above written.

                                 BORROWER:

                                 CONE MILLS CORPORATION

                                 By: /s/ Gary L. Smith
                                 Name: Gary L. Smith
                                 Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
                                 Financial Officer

                                 AGENT:

                                 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as Agent for the
                                 Lenders

                                 By: /s/ E. Phifer Helms
                                 Name: E. Phifer Helms
                                 Title: Managing Director

                                 LENDERS:

                                 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                                 By: /s/ E. Phifer Helms
                                 Name: E. Phifer Helms
                                 Title: Managing Director

                                 FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

                                 By:  /s/  Roger Pelz
                                 Name:  Roger Pelz
                                 Title: Senior Vice President

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                                 WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.

                                 By: /s/ Michael H. Trainor
                                 Name: Michael H. Trainor
                                 Title: Vice President

                                 SUNTRUST BANK

                                 By: /s/ Samuel M. Ballesteros
                                 Name: Samuel M. Ballesteros
                                 Title:  Director

                                 MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                 By:  /s/ Renee Toft
                                 Name:  Renee Toft
                                 Title: Vice President

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