Exhibit 24(a)


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that the  undersigned  director of CULP,
INC., a North Carolina  corporation,  hereby constitutes and appoints FRANKLIN
N.  SAXON  the true and  lawful  agent  and  attorney-in-fact  to sign for the
undersigned as a director of the Corporation the  Corporation's  Annual Report
on Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  April  27,  2003 to be  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D. C., under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and to sign any amendment or amendments to
such Annual  Report,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all acts taken by such
agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.


                                          /s/   Harry R. Culp, DDS.
                                                Harry R. Culp, DDS




Date:  June 30, 2003








                                                      Exhibit 24(b)


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that the  undersigned  director of CULP,
INC., a North Carolina  corporation,  hereby constitutes and appoints FRANKLIN
N.  SAXON  the true and  lawful  agent  and  attorney-in-fact  to sign for the
undersigned as a director of the Corporation the  Corporation's  Annual Report
on Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  April  27,  2003 to be  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D. C., under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and to sign any amendment or amendments to
such Annual  Report,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all acts taken by such
agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.


                                          /s/   Howard L. Dunn, Jr.
                                                Howard L. Dunn, Jr.




Date:  July 11, 2003

















                                                      Exhibit 24(c)


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that the  undersigned  director of CULP,
INC., a North Carolina  corporation,  hereby constitutes and appoints FRANKLIN
N.  SAXON  the true and  lawful  agent  and  attorney-in-fact  to sign for the
undersigned as a director of the Corporation the  Corporation's  Annual Report
on Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  April  27,  2003 to be  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D. C., under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and to sign any amendment or amendments to
such Annual  Report,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all acts taken by such
agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.


                                          /s/   H. Bruce English
                                                H. Bruce English




Date:    June 23, 2003






                                                      Exhibit 24(d)



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that the  undersigned  director of CULP,
INC., a North Carolina  corporation,  hereby constitutes and appoints FRANKLIN
N.  SAXON  the true and  lawful  agent  and  attorney-in-fact  to sign for the
undersigned as a director of the Corporation the  Corporation's  Annual Report
on Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  April  27,  2003 to be  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D. C., under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and to sign any amendment or amendments to
such Annual  Report,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all acts taken by such
agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.


                                          /s/   Patrick B. Flavin
                                                Patrick B. Flavin




Date:   June 30, 2003








                                                      Exhibit 24(e)



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that the  undersigned  director of CULP,
INC., a North Carolina  corporation,  hereby constitutes and appoints FRANKLIN
N.  SAXON  the true and  lawful  agent  and  attorney-in-fact  to sign for the
undersigned as a director of the Corporation the  Corporation's  Annual Report
on Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  April  27,  2003 to be  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D. C., under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and to sign any amendment or amendments to
such Annual  Report,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all acts taken by such
agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.


                                          /s/   Kenneth W. McAllister
                                                Kenneth W. McAllister


Date:  June 23, 2003





















                                                      Exhibit 24(f)



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that the  undersigned  director of CULP,
INC., a North Carolina  corporation,  hereby constitutes and appoints FRANKLIN
N.  SAXON  the true and  lawful  agent  and  attorney-in-fact  to sign for the
undersigned as a director of the Corporation the  Corporation's  Annual Report
on Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  April  27,  2003 to be  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D. C., under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and to sign any amendment or amendments to
such Annual  Report,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all acts taken by such
agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.


                                          /s/   Patrick H. Norton
                                                Patrick H. Norton




Date:     June 30, 2003









                                                            Exhibit 24(g)





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS that the  undersigned  director of CULP,
INC., a North Carolina  corporation,  hereby constitutes and appoints FRANKLIN
N.  SAXON  the true and  lawful  agent  and  attorney-in-fact  to sign for the
undersigned as a director of the Corporation the  Corporation's  Annual Report
on Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  April  27,  2003 to be  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D. C., under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and to sign any amendment or amendments to
such Annual  Report,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all acts taken by such
agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.


                                          /s/   Albert W. Prillaman
                                                Albert W. Prillaman


Date:  June 30, 2003