EXHIBIT 32.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


           In  connection  with  this  quarterly   report  of  Culp,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the  quarterly  period ended July 30, 2006 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I,  Franklin N. Saxon,  President  and Chief  Operating  Officer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

         (1)      The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in
                  all material respects,  the financial  condition and result of
                  operations of the Company.


/S/ FRANKLIN N. SAXON
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Franklin N. Saxon
President and
Chief Operating Officer


September 8, 2006


           A signed original of this written statement  required by Section 906,
or other  document  authenticating,  acknowledging,  or  otherwise  adopting the
signature  that  appears in typed form  within  the  electronic  version of this
written  statement  required by Section 906 has been provided to Culp,  Inc. and
will be retained by Culp,  Inc.  and  furnished to the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.