Exhibit 23.1


     INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     JPS Textile Group, Inc.
     Greenville, South Carolina

     We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
     Registration Statement No. 33-58272 of JPS Textile Group, Inc. on
     Form S-1 of our report dated January 4, 1995, appearing in the
     Prospectus, which is a part of this Registration Statement, and
     to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
     Prospectus.



     Deloitte & Touche LLP

     Greenville, South Carolina
     April 13, 1995