EXHIBIT 99.2


                       CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002




William H. Hardman, Jr., the  Vice President,   Treasurer  and  Chief  Financial
Officer  of  Delta  Woodside  Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies
that to the best of his knowledge:

     1.   The Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended  December 28,
          2002  of  the  Company  (the   "Report")   fully   complies  with  the
          requirements  of  section  13(a)  or  15(d),  as  applicable,  of  the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

     2.   The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

The foregoing certification is made solely for the purpose of complying with the
requirements  of Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.  ss.
1350)  and  may not be  relied  upon  by  anyone  for  any  other  purpose.  The
undersigned  expressly  disclaims any  undertaking to update such  certification
except as required by law.







Date  February 11, 2003                        By: /s/ W. H. Hardman, Jr.
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                                               W.H. Hardman, Jr.
                                               Chief Financial Officer