Mara thread - what colors do you use for fabricating ropes

[Sterling59]

Newby question...!!

 

I'm looking forward to having a go at making scale ropes with my incoming rope walk....

I had a look at the available colors for Mara thread - I thought there may be a few similar but different hues but the range is expansive!

What colors (numbers) do you use for standing and running rigging? 

Thanks!

 

Dale

[Y.T.]

 

 

[Sterling59]

Thank you Sirius, very helpful!

[SiriusVoyager]

5 hours ago, Sterling59 said:

Thank you Sirius, very helpful!

I think you thanked the wrong person.  I just liked the posts because it was good info for me as well.

[Sterling59]

Thanks YT!!

😀

[hornet]

I usually use black, brown, tan and sometimes grey. I tend to use cotton or linen rather than polyester. I usually pick up my threads an antique stores. (People collect cotton reels here in Australia.) 

Edited 15 hours ago by hornet