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EXHIBIT 23


Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-04969) pertaining to the 1996 Key Employee Stock Option Plan and in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-66338) pertaining to the 2001 Polymer Group Stock Option Plan of our report dated March 21, 2003 (except for Note 30 as to which the date is April 10, 2003), with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Polymer Group, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 28, 2002.

Greenville, South Carolina
April 14, 2003




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