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
333-59512,  333-59514,  333-27519, 33-13310, 33-37027, 33-80206, and 33-62843 on
Form S-8 of Culp,  Inc.  of our  report  dated  May 31,  2001,  relating  to the
consolidated  balance  sheets of Culp,  Inc. and subsidiary as of April 29, 2001
and April 30,  2000, 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 29, 2001,  which report  appears in the April 29, 2001 annual
report on Form 10-K of Culp, Inc.

KPMG LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
July 26, 2001