EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
report included in this registration statement and to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our reports dated February 10, 1998
included in Quaker Fabric Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended January 3,
1998 and to all references to our firm included in this registration statement.
 
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2, 1998