EXHIBIT 23










                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-30473) pertaining to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Dixie
Yarns, Inc., the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-59564), the 
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-42615) pertaining to the Incentive Stock
Option Plan of Dixie Yarns, Inc., and Post-Effective Amendment Number 2 to the
Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 2-20604 and No. 2-56744) pertaining to the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Employee Stock Option Plan of Dixie Yarns, Inc.
of our report dated February 17, 1994, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of Dixie Yarns, Inc. included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 25, 1993.






                                            ERNST & YOUNG




Chattanooga, Tennessee
March 25, 1994