what color thread?????

[tsalnukt 1]

I have to sew a piece of velcro onto PURPLE webbing and I don't have purple thread. Any suggestions on what color might work without looking ridiculous??????

[normiss 622]

Titty pink

[poe62 0]

ORANGE!

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[ASTKU 1]

BLACK of course

[JohnRich 4]

Match the velcro.

You don't have purple velcro, do you?

[jumper03 0]

I always default to Olive Drab.

But that is probably more of a result of having a tractor-trailer full of it.

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[hookitt 0]

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I have to sew a piece of velcro onto PURPLE webbing and I don't have purple thread. Any suggestions on what color might work without looking ridiculous??????

Use black. It will blend in just fine and most likely the Velcro is black anyway. Navy Blue is a common color to use with purple webbing also.

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[NickDG 23]

It's funny how we do it now as early military riggers always used contrasting color thread to easier inspect repairs they'd made over time. When I blew a center cell seam out of BASE canopy in the early days I did the same thing for the same reason as I had to check that repair prior to every jump.

You could make the argument for still doing so today but vanity won't allow for ugly repairs and not many modern jumpers actually inspect their gear anyway . . .

NickD

[mjosparky 3]

Use black on top and purple in the bobbin of course.

Sparky

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[erdnarob 1]

I would rather use black thread. By contrast that will make your purple brighter.

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