Originally Posted by
quilting cat
wool yarn scraps or shredded wool strips in pincushions are supposed to keep needles and pins from rusting.
I received a beautiful etui for Christmas several years ago. Now I find that all my needles in it are rusty. I added some sewing machine oil to the felt in the etui, and lightly sanded some of the rusty needles. We'll see how that works. The "needle through the hair" trick would keep needles oiled also.