Went ahead with hot glue and suede. It's messy, and irritating because all the little flecks and strings show up so bad against the black in photos. Maybe I will be ok with it tomorrow, but tonight I am a little frustrated. A couple of the trickier pieces also popped loose even with high temp hot glue.
She looks great all put back together though. This is really just the beginning of work on her, but it's satisfying to get to this step. Like completing something at least.
Oh yeah, and her head range is shockingly good, which I realized was all me since I shaped both head hole and neck top. *pats self on back* 😋