EXHIBIT 23.1     
                         
                      INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT     
   
  We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 333-38261 of JPS Textile Group, Inc. of our report dated
December 18, 1997 appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of such
Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.     
   
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP     
   
Greenville, South Carolina     
   
May 8, 1998