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  <xsd:element id="culp_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExpectedToVestAggregateIntrinsicValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExpectedToVestAggregateIntrinsicValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_OperatingLeaseRemainingLeaseTerm" name="OperatingLeaseRemainingLeaseTerm" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_HighPointNCMember" name="HighPointNCMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_AreaOfFacility" name="AreaOfFacility" type="dtr-types:areaItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_CommitmentForConstructionOfLeaseholdImprovements" name="CommitmentForConstructionOfLeaseholdImprovements" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureLineItems" name="CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTable" name="CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_ELuxuryMember" name="ELuxuryMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_PaymentReceivedFromRoyaltyAgreement" name="PaymentReceivedFromRoyaltyAgreement" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_NetSalesRelatedToInventoryShipments" name="NetSalesRelatedToInventoryShipments" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_UnpaidLeasePaymentsGuaranteesPercentage" name="UnpaidLeasePaymentsGuaranteesPercentage" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_OperatingLeaseAgreementExpiryDate" name="OperatingLeaseAgreementExpiryDate" type="xbrli:gYearMonthItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_PercentageOfNetIncomeTransferredToStatutorySurplusReserveFund" name="PercentageOfNetIncomeTransferredToStatutorySurplusReserveFund" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_MaximumRequiredPercentageOfStatutorySurplusReserveFundToRegisteredCapital" name="MaximumRequiredPercentageOfStatutorySurplusReserveFundToRegisteredCapital" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_PercentageOfStatutorySurplusReserveFundToRegisteredCapital" name="PercentageOfStatutorySurplusReserveFundToRegisteredCapital" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_StatutoryReservesLineItems" name="StatutoryReservesLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_StatutoryReservesTable" name="StatutoryReservesTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_StatutorySurplusReserveFundBalances" name="StatutorySurplusReserveFundBalances" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_MinimumThresholdPercentageForStatutorySurplusReserveFundsAsPercentageOfRegisteredCapitalBelowWhichCertainCapitalTransactionsAreProhibited" name="MinimumThresholdPercentageForStatutorySurplusReserveFundsAsPercentageOfRegisteredCapitalBelowWhichCertainCapitalTransactionsAreProhibited" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_StockholdersEquityNoteLineItems" name="StockholdersEquityNoteLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_StockholdersEquityNoteTable" name="StockholdersEquityNoteTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_StockRepurchaseProgramMarchTwoThousandAndTwentyMember" name="StockRepurchaseProgramMarchTwoThousandAndTwentyMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclaredAnnualizedBasis" name="CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclaredAnnualizedBasis" type="dtr-types:perShareItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_DividendsLineItems" name="DividendsLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_DividendsTable" name="DividendsTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="culp_QuarterlyDividendMember" name="QuarterlyDividendMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
</xsd:schema>
