EXHIBIT 32.2

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Quaker Fabric
Corporation for the quarterly period ended October 4, 2003 (the "Periodic
Report"), I, Paul J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Periodic Report fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and that the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents,
in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.

Date:  November 4, 2003                              /s/ Paul J. Kelly
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                                                     Paul J. Kelly
                                                     Chief Financial Officer

         This certification is being furnished as an exhibit to the Report
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14 and Item 601 of Regulation S-K and
18 United States Code Section 1350 and not as a document "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section. This certificate shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any
of the Company's filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to
the extent the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.