What handlebar tape?
Cinelli cork 'natural'. when I eventually re tape in a few years i'll go for more of a darker honey/brown colour, but this was in stock (on the shelf) so it got used. Obviously it won't stay that colour for long, but i have washed all my gloves. It does match the mudguards tho, almost perfectly.
BTW the twine is not every ones cup of tea I know, but i fancied it on this bike, and after 5 mins on you tube , t'was a doddle to do, and to hide all the ends AND get it tight. Thing is it was plain white parcel twine, so I cut off 2 lengths and soaked them in a strong black Tea for 3 days, then let the drip dry, et voila!