EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Culp, Inc.:
 
     We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in the
Prospectus.
 
   
                                         /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK
    
 
   
Greensboro, North Carolina
January 29, 1997