It seems like forever since I posted my "finished" pic. At the time, someone asked to see a pic of the wire I used.(I'm sorry it took so long to get to it...but I've been dealing with Mom in the hospital, etc)
I don;t know what this wire is called, but according to my friend in the lighting restoration biz...it's heat rated and what they use.
While it doesn't look 100% like the original, the covering does have a "woven" look.