UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549



                                     FORM 8-K

                                  CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 8, 1998



                              Unifi, Inc.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              New York              1-10542            11-2165495
             (State or Other       (Commission        (IRS Employer
              Jurisdiction of       File Number)       Identification No.)
              Incorporation)                                

        P.O. Box 19109 7201 West Friendly Avenue,
        Greensboro, North Carolina                         27419
        (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 336-294-4410


       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)












  Item 5.  other Events.

  Unifi, Inc. announced January 8, 1998 its intention to offer and sell
  through a private placement offering up to $300 million of its senior,
  unsecured debt securities as set forth in the attached exhibit.



















































                                    SIGNATURES






  Pursuant  to the  requirements of  the Securities  Exchange Act  of 1934,  the
  Registrant has  duly caused  this report  to be signed  on its  behalf by  the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                Unifi, Inc.



                                WILLIS C. MOORE, III
                                Willis C. Moore, III
                                Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                Officer



  Date:  January 8, 1998




































                                   UNIFI, INC.
                            CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



     Exhibit No.  Description
     (99)         Unifi, Inc. News  Release issued January  8, 1998,
                  announcing the Company's intent to  offer an sell up  to
                  $300 million  of its  senior, unsecured debt securities.

                                    Exhibit(99)







                        Contact:   Willis C. Moore
                                   Senior Vice President and CFO
                                   (336) 316-5664




 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


	GREENSBORO, NC January 8, 1998 Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) announced today
 that it intends to offer and sell up to $300 million of its senior, unsecured
 debt securities (the "Notes") inside the United States to qualified
 institutional buyers and outside the United States to non-U.S. investors.
 The net proceeds of the offering, which is expected to be completed in
 January 1998, will be used to repay a portion of the Company's bank credit
 facility.  The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933
 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent such registration
 or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.  This press
 release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to
 buy any security.






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