who is discovered silk
Leizu(å«ç¥) was a legendary Chinese empress and wife of the Yellow Emperor. According to tradition, she discovered silk and invented the silk loom in the 27th century BC.Leizu discovered silkworms while on a walk investigating damage to the emperor's mulberry trees.However there are different accounts of exactly how she discovered that silkworms made silk. One account says that she used her finger to touch a piece of the silk worm causing a strand of silk come out.eizu discovered silkworms while on a walk investigating damage to the emperor's mulberry trees. However there are different accounts of exactly how she discovered that silkworms made silk. One account says that she used her finger to touch a piece of the silk worm causing a strand of silk come out.