EXHIBIT (23)

                             Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Unifi, Inc. of our report dated July 15, 1997, included in the 1997 Annual
Report to Shareholders of Unifi, Inc.

We also consent to the addition of the financial statement schedule of Unifi, 
Inc. listed in Item 14(a) to the financial statements covered by our report
dated July 15, 1997, incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, we consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-23201) pertaining to the Unifi, Inc. 1982 Incentive
Stock Option Plan and the 1987 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, and the 
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-53799) pertaining to the Unifi, Inc. 
1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan and Unifi Spun Yarns, Inc. 1992 Employee Stock
Option Plan, and Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-35001) pertaining to 
the Unifi, Inc. 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan and the Unifi, Inc. 1996 
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of our report dated July 15, 1997, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Unifi, Inc. 
incorporated herein by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended June 29, 1997.

                                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                                                        Ernst & Young LLP



Greensboro, North Carolina
September 25, 1997