Exhibit (23a)


                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-23201) pertaining to the Unifi, Inc. 1982 Incentive Stock
Option Plan and the 1987 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-53799) pertaining to the Unifi, Inc. 1992 Incentive
Stock Option Plan and Unifi Spun Yarns, Inc. 1992 Employee Stock Option Plan,
and the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-35001) pertaining to the
Unifi, Inc. 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan and the Unifi, Inc. 1996
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and the Registration Statement (Form S-8
No. 333-43158) pertaining to the Unifi, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan of
our report dated July 17, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Unifi, Inc. included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended June 29, 2003.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Greensboro, North Carolina
September 22, 2003