ravelling
Fabric coming apart
Ravelling is the British spelling of raveling—threads or fibers that have come loose from woven fabric, or the process of becoming unwoven.
A frayed edge produces ravellings.
The word can also describe the act of untangling or disentangling something, though this sense is less common.
She trimmed the ravellings from the hem.
Coming apart threadwise
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- unweavingReversing interlaced work
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- untwistingReversing a spiral motion
untangling · unbraiding · unfurling · disintegrating · deteriorating · coming apart · threadbare · worn
Fiber for stitching
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- seamJoined fabric edge
edge · hem · fabric · weave · loose end · selvage · weft · warp
Intricate passage network
- mazePuzzle of passages
- intricacyState of elaborate complexity
- convolutionTwisting or mathematical integration
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
puzzle · web · snarl · tangle · confusion · knot · perplexity · mesh
Forming fixed interlacements
- snarlingVocalized hostile warning
- entwiningTwisting things together
- twistingRotating with distortion
- mattingWoven protective surface
tangling · coiling · interlacing · intertwining · entanglement · kinking · bunching · clumping
fraying
Coming apart threadwise
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- unweavingReversing interlaced work
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
untwisting · untangling · unbraiding · unfurling · disintegrating · deteriorating · coming apart · threadbare · worn · tattered
thread
Fiber for stitching
seam · edge · hem · fabric · weave · loose end · selvage · weft · warp · strand
labyrinth
Intricate passage network
- mazePuzzle of passages
- intricacyState of elaborate complexity
- convolutionTwisting or mathematical integration
complication · puzzle · web · snarl · tangle · confusion · knot · perplexity · mesh · network
knotting
Forming fixed interlacements
matting · tangling · coiling · interlacing · intertwining · entanglement · kinking · bunching · clumping · catching
ravellinguntangling
Separating twisted strands
disentangling · unknotting · unravelling · unscrambling · straightening