Winky Dink that is a great idea. I had a cable line between the separate power supply and receiver on my 1929 Monarch console that had been replaced with a new cable with nice new wires showing (no covering). It didn't look right so I asked my wife who does neat sewing what she could cover it with. She wrapped it with bias tape in a nice color and hand sewed it closed. It didn't require removal of all the wires and came out nice. Just another idea although yours is great starting from scratch. AES sells new wire covered multiconductors but did not have the size wire I needed for the filament supply.
Jerry