Anna used a similar technique when she "piped" tunics and hats for her 1/6 custom figures. She'd take embroidery thread of the appropriate color, wipe it with a little "ZAP-A-DAP" CA and press it into place (using toothpicks and tweezers) around collars, capbands, etc. The stuff gave her plenty of "working time" and dried crystal clear without any shine.

(Only trouble was, she never learned to squeeze those ZAP tubes from the bottom!)