Caption Reads: Aleut baskets, such as these, are widely considered to be among the most superb examples of the weavers' art. Noted for their delicacy in both design and fabric, and their workmanship-as many as 40 stitches to the inch-such baskets were traditionally made from a type of rye grass that grows on Aleurian Island beaches. The women dried the grass, split the stems with a fingernail, and then trimmed the fibers to the thinness of sewing silk. To make patterns, the women dyed some of the stems and worked them in to the design. They also employed them into the design. They also employed "false" embroidery for decoration.