Exhibit 23(a)





            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Culp, Inc.:


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  registration  statements
(numbers 333-59512,  333-59514,  333-27519,  333-101805,  333-13310,  333-37027,
333-80206,  and  333-62843) on Form S-8 of Culp,  Inc. of our reports dated July
20, 2006,  with respect to the  consolidated  balance  sheets of Culp,  Inc. and
subsidiaries as of April 30, 2006 and May 1, 2005, and the related  consolidated
statements of income (loss), shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended April 30, 2006, and management's assessment
of the  effectiveness of internal  control over financial  reporting as of April
30, 2006 and the effectivness of internal control over financial reporting as of
April 30, 2006,  which  reports  appear in the April 30, 2006,  annual report on
Form 10-K of Culp, Inc.


/s/ KPMG LLP


Greensboro, North Carolina
July 20, 2006