Exhibit 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated February 23, 1994
relating to the financial statements of Tultex Corporation, which appear in
such Prospectus.  We also consent to the application of such report to the
Financial Statement Schedules for the three years ended January 1, 1994 listed
under Item 16(b) of this Registration Statement when such schedules are read
in conjunction with the financial statements referred to in our report.  The
audits referred to in such report also included these schedules. We also
consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" in such Prospectus.  However, it should be noted
that Price Waterhouse LLP has not prepared or certified such "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data."



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 20, 1995