EXHIBIT 24(a)



                           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



           The Board of Directors
           Culp, Inc.:



           We consent  to incorporation by reference  in the Registration
           Statements (Nos. 33-80206, 33-37027, and 33-13310) on Form S-8
           of  Culp, Inc. of our  report dated June  1, 1995, relating to
           the  consolidated balance sheets of Culp, Inc. as of April 30,
           1995 and  May 1, 1994, and the related consolidated statements
           of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
           years  in  the three-year  period ended  April 30,  1995 which
           report  is incorporated  by  reference in  the April  30, 1995
           annual report on Form 10-K of Culp, Inc.

           Our report refers  to the  adoption of the  provisions of  the
           Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement  of Financial
           Accounting  Standards No. 109,  "Accounting for Income Taxes,"
           in 1994.


                                                   KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

           Greensboro, North Carolina
           July 14, 1995