Exhibit 24(a)

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Culp, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration  statement  numbers
333-27519,  33-13310, 33-37027, 33-80206, and 33-62843 on Form S-8 of Culp, Inc.
of our  report  dated  May 31,  2000,  except  for  note 17 to the  consolidated
financial statements, as to which the date is February 19, 2001, relating to the
consolidated  balance  sheets of Culp,  Inc. and subsidiary as of April 30, 2000
and May 2, 1999,  (as  restated),  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, 2000 (as restated for the years ended May 2,
1999 and May 3, 1998),  which report appears in the April 30, 2000 annual report
on Form 10-K/A of Culp, Inc.

As discussed in note 17 to the consolidated  financial  statements,  the company
has restated its previously  issued 2000, 1999 and 1998  consolidated  financial
statements.

                                        KPMG LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina
April 25, 2001