Exhibit 23(a)



            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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July 7, 2008

The Board of Directors
Culp, Inc.:

We have issued our reports dated July 7, 2008, with respect to the  consolidated
financial  statements and internal control over financial  reporting included in
the Annual Report of Culp, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended
April 27, 2008.  Our reports  contain an explanatory  paragraph  relating to the
adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement (FASB) Interpretation
No. 48,  "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes".  We hereby consent to the
incorporation  by reference of said reports in the  Registration  Statements  of
Culp,  Inc. on Form S-8 (File No.  333-59512  effective April 26, 2001, File No.
333-59514  effective April 25, 2001, File No. 333-27519  effective May 21, 1997,
File No.  333-101805  effective  December 12, 2002, File No. 33-13310  effective
March 20,1987, File No. 33-37027 effective September 18, 1990, File No. 33-80206
effective June 13, 1994, File No. 33-62843 effective September 22,1995, and File
No. 333-147663 effective November 27, 2007).


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP


Greensboro, North Carolina
July 7, 2008