After Huang Ti (Yellow Emperor) came to power, his wife Lei Tsu started to raise silkworms indoors in large numbers, and taught people spinning and weaving techniques.
到了黃帝元妃嫘祖的時候，又感覺放飼蠶兒不易看護管理，於是把蠶移育到室內，並教導人民繅絲織布，這是中國飼養家蠶的開始，從此奠定人類衣著文明的基礎。雖然太古時代的事蹟，因代遠年湮，難免帶有神話與傳說的意味，但也並非全是虛構。