Marigold Fiber Fest highlights the material we wear every day

WUGA | By Havivah Saltz

Published November 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST

Fiber art hung on a white brick wall. There is a red heart with a gold crown on top and a blue eye in its center. Three swords pierce the heart from above. To each side of the heart, there is a flail-like weapon with a double-sided axe on the end of the chain. The piece is entirely crocheted. — "Lamentations" by Whitney Robinson, a piece on display at the Marigold Fiber Fest art exhibition.

The first annual Marigold Fiber Fest is coming to Winterville next weekend. It aims to promote the use of natural fibers, and will include workshops, local vendors, demonstrations, and an art show. The Marigold Fiber Fest Secretary, Gareth Crosby, sat down with WUGA’s Havivah Saltz to talk about the festival.

The event will be held at the Winterville Cultural Center on November 14th from 10am to 5pm, with some workshops starting at 9am. To learn more and sign up for workshops, go to marigold-fiber-fest.square.site.

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Havivah Saltz

Havivah Saltz has been with WUGA since 2023 as an on-air host and the producer for African Perspectives. She got her start in radio on WOBC FM at Oberlin College (class of ‘23), and she’s also worked as an on-air host on Athens' Power 100.1 and Magic 102.1. She is currently WUGA's Senior Content Producer. Outside of work, you can find Havivah making art, writing fiction, practicing Japanese, petting her very round cat, and watching concerning amounts of TV.

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