Exhibit 23.1

                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the use in this Registration Statement (relating to 
$130,000,000, 10-7/8% Series B Notes due 2007) of Anvil Knitwear, Inc. on 
Form S-4 of our report dated March 28, 1997, relating to Anvil Holdings, Inc. 
appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. We 
also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Summary Historical 
and Pro Forma Financial Data", "Selected Historical Financial Data" and 
"Experts" in such Prospectus.

     Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned 
report also included the financial statement schedule of Anvil Knitwear, 
Inc., listed in Item 21(b). The financial statement schedule is the 
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express 
an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement 
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken 
as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth 
therein.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
May 12, 1997