《后汉书·列传·列女传》
妻子便拿着小刀走向织机前，说道： 这些织物来自蚕茧，用梭子织成，一丝一丝加起来，便成为一寸，一寸一寸加起来，就成一丈一匹。
间作《女诫》七章，愿诸女各写一通，庶有补益，裨助汝身。
The wife picked up a small knife and walked up to the loom. She said, "This cloth comes from a cocoon and is woven with a shuttle. Every thread becomes a centimeter, and every centimeter becomes a foot or a meter of cloth."