Tobacco Tie Red String Frame

I have been thinking a lot about how to 'finish' my paintings, in particular the large oil painting I've been working on through out this first term. I ended up choosing to hand sew the edges of my painting with red, 'tobacco ties' string and free hang the piece so the edges hang and lift off the wall. This red string has a very specific meaning to me, it is the type of string I've grown up using at ceremony to tie together tobacco tie prayers, which are used in sweatlodge and other ceremonies. Through hand sewing these edges it adds an element of labor and hand sewing clothes, garments, and the dolls I've been making recently.