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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" and to the use 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 of Dyersburg Corporation included in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-36273) and related
Prospectus of Dyersburg Corporation for the registration of $125,000,000 of
9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, Series B.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
October 22, 1996 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
October 23, 1997