Exhibit 23.1   

   



              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated
February 6, 1996, which appears on page 20 of the 1995 Annual
Report to Stockholders of Tultex Corporation, which is
incorporated by reference in Tultex Corporation's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 1995.  We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the
Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page F-1 of such
Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP



Winston-Salem, North Carolina
May 17, 1996