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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1


                       Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related
Prospectus of Dyersburg Corporation for the registration of $125,000,000 of
9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, Series B and to the inclusion and
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated October 22, 1996 (except
for Note 11, as to which the date is July 15, 1997) with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Dyersburg Corporation
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 28,
1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                    Ernst & Young LLP


Memphis, Tennessee
September 19, 1997