CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





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

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (numbers
333-59512, 333-59514, 333-27519,  333-101805,  33-13310, 33-37027, 33-80206, and
33-62843) on Form S-8 of Culp,  Inc. of our report dated May 30, 2003,  relating
to the consolidated  balance sheets of Culp, Inc. and subsidiary as of April 27,
2003 and  April 28,  2002,  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 27, 2003,  which report  appears in the April 27,
2003 annual report on Form 10-K of Culp,  Inc. Our report refers to the adoption
of the  provisions  of  Statement  of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.



KPMG LLP

Greensboro, North Carolina
July 25, 2003