Exhibit 23(a)


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The Board of Directors
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., as well as  registration
statement  333-141346  on Form S-3 and Form S-3/A,  of our report dated July 19,
2007,  with  respect  to the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of Culp,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries  as of  April  29,  2007  and  April  30,  2006,  and  the  related
consolidated statements of loss, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended April 29, 2007, which reports appear in
the April 29, 2007,  annual report on Form 10-K of Culp,  Inc. Our report refers
to a change in accounting for stock-based compensation in fiscal year 2007.

/s/ KPMG LLP


Charlotte, North Carolina
July 19, 2007