Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
I had one from an elderly neighbor, and it seemed to have so many needles in it (unseen) that I finally took it apart. It was weak in places, very old fabric. The inside was stuffed with human HAIR!! But it seemed to keep the needles from rusting.
I couldn't make myself add another cover to that...threw it away.
Many years ago I worked in a hair salon. we would have people ask us to save hair for them to use as stuffing for pincushions. They claimed certain types of hair were better! most of these ladies were old-tme quilters. never tried it myself but they swore by it.