Exhibit 23








          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


    We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference in  this  Annual
    Report (Form 10-K) of  Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. of our report dated
    January  28,  1994,   included  in  the  1993   Annual  Report  to
    Shareholders of Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.

    Our  audits  also included  the  financial statement  schedules of
    Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.  listed in  Item 14(a).   These  schedules
    are  the  responsibility   of  the  Company's  management.     Our
    responsibility is to express an  opinion based on our audits.   In
    our  opinion, the financial statement schedules referred to above,
    when  considered  in relation  to  the basic  financial statements
    taken as  a whole,  present fairly  in all  material respects  the
    information set forth therein.

    We  also  consent  to  the  incorporation   by  reference  in  the
    Registration  Statements (Form S-8, Nos. 33-44703 and 33-44705 and
    Form  S-3, No. 33-52325)  pertaining to the  Director Stock Option
    Plan  of  Fieldcrest  Cannon,  Inc.,  the  Stock  Option Agreement
    between Fieldcrest Cannon,  Inc. and James M. Fitzgibbons  and the
    $3.00 Series A  Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively,  and in
    the  related Prospectuses of  our report  dated January  28, 1994,
    with   respect   to   the    consolidated   financial   statements
    incorporated herein  by reference and  our report included  in the
    preceding  paragraph  with  respect  to  the  financial  statement
    schedules included in this  Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
    ended December 31, 1993.





                         ERNST & YOUNG







    Greensboro, North Carolina
    March 29, 1994








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