gimp

A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.

Any coarse or reinforced thread, such as a glazed thread employed in lacemaking to outline designs, or silk thread used as a fishing leader, protected from the bite of fish by a wrapping of fine wire.

The plastic cord used in the plaiting and knotting craft Scoubidou (lanyard making); or, the process itself.

(dated, chiefly North Eastern US) Gumption