EXHIBIT 23(a)

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Culp, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration  statement  numbers
333-59512,  333-59514,  333-27519, 33-13310, 33-37027, 33-80206, and 33-62843 on
Form S-8 of Culp,  Inc.  of our  report  dated  May 31,  2002,  relating  to the
consolidated  balance  sheets of Culp,  Inc. and subsidiary as of April 28, 2002
and April 29,  2001, and the related  consolidated  statements of income (loss),
shareholders'  equity  and cash  flows for each of the  years in the  three-year
period ended April 28, 2002,  which report  appears in the April 28, 2002 annual
report on Form 10-K of Culp, Inc.


KPMG LLP
Greensboro, NC
July 26, 2002