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  February 1,  1995,
included  in the 1994 Annual  Report to Shareholders  of Fieldcrest Cannon,
Inc.

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 February
1, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated
herein by  reference in this Annual  Report (Form 10-K) for  the year ended
December 31, 1994.





                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Greensboro, North Carolina
March 29, 1995


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