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                                 EXHIBIT 23.2
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
        
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-46260 of Springs Industries, Inc. on
Form S-8 or our reports dated February 1, 1993, appearing and incorporated by 
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Springs Industries, Inc. for the
year ended January 2, 1993, and of our reports dated January 27, 1992,
appearing and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report of Form 10-K of
Springs Industries, Inc. for the year ended December 28, 1991.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Charlotte, North Carolina

March 30, 1994