Exhibit 12.1

POLYMER GROUP, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Unaudited)

In thousands, except ratio data	Predecessor							Successor
	Fiscal Year Ended (1)				One Month Ended January 28, 2011			Eleven Months Ended December 31, 2011			Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2012			Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2013
	January 2, 2010		January 1, 2011
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	17,601	$	16,329	$	(17,753	)	$	(73,101	)	$	(18,383	)	$	(38,272	)
Add:
Interest Expense	27,504		31,876		1,978			46,913			50,859			56,351
Amortizations of capitalized interest	930		953		68			112			238			422
Portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed to be the equivalent of interest	1,651		3,258		338			2,704			4,843			5,134
Adjusted earnings	$	47,686	$	52,416	$	(15,369	)	$	(23,372	)	$	37,557		$	23,635
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	27,504	$	31,876	$	1,978		$	46,913		$	50,859		$	56,351
Capitalized interest	221		875		241			1,783			1,823			1,577
Portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed to be the equivalent of interest	1,651		3,258		338			2,704			4,843			5,134
Total fixed charges	$	29,376	$	36,009	$	2,557		$	51,400		$	57,525		$	63,062
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2)(3)	1.6x		1.5x		—			—			—			—

(1) All fiscal years reported include 52 weeks.

(2) For the purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges include cash and non-cash interest expense, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt issuance cost and the portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor.

(3) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013, the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012, the eleven month period ended December 31, 2011, and the one month period ended January 28, 2011 by $39.4 million, $20.0 million, $74.8 million, and $17.9 million, respectively.